NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION

2010 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT

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Norfolk Southern Sustainability Report Table of Contents

I. CEO Message

II. CSO Message

III. Emissions Goal

a. We pledge to cut greenhouse gas emissions
b. A look at our carbon footprint in 2009

IV. Economic Performance

a. Better ways of doing business
b. A lesson in scrap paper
c. Tapping the Web to do business
d. Moving freight smarter = savings, better service
e. Heartland Corridor openings heralds success of public-private partnerships
f. Norfolk Southern is a business magnet
g. Regulatory environment governs rail operations
h. Safety culture helps to secure chemical deliveries
i. Norfolk Southern manages railroad business risks

V. Environmental Performance
a. Innovation propels our quest to stay ahead
b. Leading the charge on green technology
c. In search of a superior diesel locomotive
d. Biodiesel pilot opens door to renewable fuels
e. Setting the standard on sustainable buildings-and sites
f. Lighting upgrade is paying off
g. That‘s a lot of crossties, rail, and ballast
h. Getting the most of out of rail‘s energy efficiency
i. Technology befriends the environment
j. Protecting our waterways
k. Partners in sustainability
l. Online and face-to-face, we help inform public about sustainability, safety
m. Excellent report card on environmental audits
n. Managing hazardous wastes
o. Nature provides energy for rail facilities and systems
p. Investments support environmental performance
q. Minimizing community impact
r. Supporting use of passenger rail
s. Turning unused rail property to recreation for the public

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VI. Social Performance
a. Our employees make things happen
b. Workers go green by thinking blue
c. Sustainability smorgasbord
d. Norfolk Southern sets industry safety standard
e. From new hires to veteran employees, training is essential
f. Equal treatment and opportunity for all
g. Recognizing and using everyone‘s best talents
h. Benefits to help care for today, plan for the future
i. The power of WellNS to help choose healthy lifestyles
j. Government relations program informs and supports the political process
k. Complying with antitrust laws
l. Thoroughbred Volunteers spruce up the Appalachian Trail
m. ‗We appreciated the information you provided‘
n. A helping hand to our communities
o. Responding to an environmental disaster
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p. Norfolk Southern earns 10 TRANSCAER National Achievement Award
q. Others recognize us as a leader

VII. Our Business Profile

a. Moving the goods that move the economy

VIII. Our Governance Structure and Management Systems

a. A corporate SPIRIT of core values
b. A code of ethics supports values
c. Formal policies and procedures implement and enhance governance
d. Safety comes first
e. Safeguarding the environment

IX. Forward Looking Statements

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CEO MESSAGE
2010 Sustainability Report

Thanks for visiting the Norfolk Southern environmental website. Here, you will find information about our
commitment to sustainable business practices that are good for our people, our communities, our customers,
and our stockholders.

I call attention particularly to our 2010 sustainability report. It is our third report, and for the first time it appears
exclusively on our website. The report thoroughly describes progress toward our corporate objective to achieve
transportation industry leadership in fuel conservation, emissions reduction, efficient energy use, recycling, use
of renewable materials, and environmental partnerships.

A highlight of the 2010 report is our first-ever goal for reducing our carbon footprint. We have committed to a
10 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions per revenue ton-mile by 2014, using 2009 as the base year.
After measuring our carbon footprint for the first time in 2009, establishing a measurable and attainable goal for
carbon emissions reduction is the logical next step in our sustainability progression.

We plan to achieve the goal through continuing investments in more fuel-efficient locomotives and technology,
innovative information systems, and public-private partnerships to meet the rising demand for freight
transportation services that keep America‘s economy competitive while reducing fuel consumption and
greenhouse gas emissions.

As this report notes, our Heartland Corridor between the Port of Virginia and the Midwest began operating
double-stacked trains in September 2010, culminating a three-year project to raise vertical clearances on 28
tunnels and remove 24 overhead obstacles. An even bigger public-private partnership, the Crescent Corridor,
through 13 states from Louisiana to New Jersey, also has received substantial federal and state support and
demonstrates what can be accomplished when the right partners work together for the right goals. Public-private
partnerships represent new thinking, new resolve, and new optimism in which business, communities, and the
public sector find creative ways to power the American economy.

As you click through our 2010 sustainability report, you will read about how our people have embraced
responsible business practices that will help ensure the ongoing strength of our company, the livability of
their communities, and the quality of their lives. At Norfolk Southern, working toward sustainable economic,
environmental, and social performance is more than a corporate goal: It‘s a way of living.

Wick Moorman,
CEO

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CSO MESSAGE
2010 Sustainability Report

In the three years since Norfolk Southern gave me the opportunity to serve as corporate sustainability officer,
we have made significant progress on our sustainability journey. We are committed to industry leadership on
a path toward achieving best practices in responsible economic, environmental, and social performance.

Looking ahead to 2011, we will focus on four priorities.

First, we will dedicate ourselves to making gains toward accomplishing our five-year goal of reducing
greenhouse gas emissions, as fully explained in this report. We will do it through the creative energy and
talent of our people, the skillful application of innovative locomotive technology and operating systems,
and by realizing the environmental benefits of public-private partnerships to improve our infrastructure and
strengthen the nation‘s competitive transportation advantage.

At the same time, we will redouble our efforts to improve energy efficiency in our facilities. Now that we‘ve
made significant headway in updating our lighting systems across the company, we‘ll look at heating and air
conditioning systems across the board, not just at major office centers and shops.

Also, we will empower our employees more than ever before to initiate and implement recycling and other
programs that improve the company‘s sustainability performance.

Related to employee involvement, our fourth priority in the coming year will be to continue engaging the
communities we serve, looking for ways to have impact in the areas of conservation, volunteerism, and
civic leadership.

With our people and our communities marching hand-in-hand along the sustainability path, Norfolk Southern
will remain focused on the journey.

Blair Wimbush,
Vice President Real Estate
and Corporate Sustainability Officer

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EMISSIONS GOAL

We pledge to cut greenhouse gas emissions

A year ago, Norfolk Southern began publicly disclosing greenhouse gas emissions generated by our business
operations—from diesel-burning locomotives to electricity consumed at rail yards and office buildings.

Now, we are committing to an aggressive five-year goal to lower those emissions.

By 2014, we aim to reduce our carbon footprint by 10 percent per revenue ton-mile of freight we haul, compared
with the railroad‘s 2009 emission levels.

In 2009, Norfolk Southern transported 158.5 billion ton-miles of freight, producing 4.7 million metric tons of greenhouse
gases, mostly from diesel-burning locomotives, the railroad‘s workhorses. Emissions per revenue ton-mile were 30.0
grams. Using 2009 as the baseline and at the same traffic level, a 10 percent reduction of emissions—to 27.0 grams
per revenue ton-mile—would result in 475,000 fewer metric tons going into the atmosphere annually by 2014.

―Our goal to reduce emissions signifies both internally and externally that we believe in our commitment to make
a difference,‖ said Blair Wimbush, vice president real estate and corporate sustainability officer. ―It creates
accountability, because everyone can see the goal. Internally, we will have to pay attention to the drivers of
emissions reduction even as we focus on growing and expanding our business.‖

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Important to stakeholders

Setting a goal to reduce emissions is a public statement to show our commitment to environmentally responsible
business practices and to transparency in operations.

We know that shareholders, employees, customers, and citizens in the communities we serve are concerned
about preserving our environment. We want to be a good corporate citizen. Increasingly, many of our freight
customers have their own sustainability programs and commitments.

We aim to help customers meet their goals and objectives for sustainability and do our part to preserve
the environment.

How we plan to do it

Since 1980, average railroad industry fuel efficiency has improved by 94 percent, and Norfolk Southern over
the years has invested in technology and adopted business practices to enhance our fuel economy. While the
low-hanging fruit has been picked, so to speak, we believe our goal to further reduce emissions is realistic, if
aggressive. Achieving it will require a diligent focus on innovations and gaining efficiencies in our operations
and operating practices.

Because diesel locomotives account for the largest percentage of our greenhouse gas emissions, the railroad‘s
reduction strategy focuses heavily on ways to achieve better fuel economy.

That approach includes purchasing new, more fuel-efficient locomotives; continuing deployment of idle-reduction
and train handling technologies; refining engine maintenance practices; and making infrastructure improvements
to increase the capacity and fluidity of our major rail corridors, including the Heartland and Crescent corridors.

We also plan to expand the use of such technologies as top-of-rail friction modification, which Norfolk
Southern pioneered for the industry. Solar-powered dispensers pump a lubricant on the running surface
of rail as a train approaches, easing friction between wheels and rail, saving fuel and reducing wear and
tear on track and locomotives.

Our railroad also is investing in groundbreaking

research on alternative-powered locomotives
and more efficient diesel engines. In 2009, we
unveiled NS 999, a prototype battery-powered
switcher locomotive. We are working with a
locomotive maker to pilot a high-tech, dual-
engine diesel locomotive that promises better
fuel economy and reduced emissions.

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Our corridors will help lower emissions

The public-private partnerships we have launched to help finance improvements to our rail corridors are part
of the strategy to improve the efficiency of our rail network and reduce emissions.

Three years ago, we began a major construction project on the Heartland Corridor to raise tunnel clearances
and remove overhead obstructions to permit the passage of double-stack intermodal trains. The project,
completed in September 2010, has shaved around 250 route miles and a day or more of transit time off of trains
hauling freight between Virginia ports and Midwest consumer markets.

The Crescent Corridor will significantly increase intermodal capacity over a national rail network that spans 13
states on a route from Louisiana to New Jersey. The project involves upgrades to track and equipment, as well
as the construction or expansion of five intermodal terminals.

These corridor projects will improve the efficiency of our rail network by eliminating bottlenecks and permitting
higher densities of freight. That translates into better fuel economy for locomotives and reduced emissions per
ton of freight hauled.

The benefits extend well beyond Norfolk Southern. In addition to creating green jobs across the mid-Atlantic,
the two corridors are designed to remove freight from highways to more efficient rail. Thousands of tractor-trailer
trucks can be removed annually from interstate highway systems up and down the Eastern Seaboard, leading
to significant reductions in fuel and emissions.

When completed, the Crescent Corridor alone is expected to save about 169 million gallons of fuel per year and
reduce carbon emissions by an estimated 1.9 million tons annually.

These rail improvements serve the nation‘s interest by reducing environmental impacts, lowering transportation
costs for consumers, reducing traffic congestion and the expense of maintaining the country‘s interstate highway
infrastructure, and, most important, offering the safest and most efficient movement of essential U.S. commerce.

Rail is greener than highway

As we continue to grow our freight business, total carbon emissions from locomotives may rise. That makes sense,
as more freight shifts from highway to rail and we deploy more trains to handle increasing tonnage.

However, because trains are much more fuel-efficient than trucks, our trains can do the equivalent amount of work
while generating up to two-thirds fewer greenhouse gas emissions. Depending on the commodity and length of
haul, trains are 1.9 to 5.5 times more fuel-efficient than trucks, according to the Federal Railroad Administration.
A single train, in fact, can move the same amount of freight as approximately 300 trucks.

The bottom line: While locomotive emissions may rise as a result of doing more work, by removing trucks from
the highway, carbon emissions on a regional, national, and even a global basis will decrease significantly.
That‘s good for the environment.

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Emissions by the ton

Carbon emissions generated by the transportation industry must be evaluated on a normalized basis, or by
determining the amount of emissions per unit of freight shipped. The key metric we‘re using for our emissions
reduction goal is based on revenue ton-miles. A revenue ton-mile is the amount of work required to move one
ton of freight one mile.

We can reduce emissions per revenue ton-mile by improving fuel economy and taking advantage of efficiencies
gained from network improvements and implementation of fuel-saving technologies.

In 2009, a year of recession, our fuel efficiency was slightly lower than the previous year. The reason: freight
moves less efficiently when density is lower. It‘s less efficient per car, for example, to move a train with 80
carloads of freight between two points than a 100-car train. In addition, many energy-consuming activities other
than running locomotives—such as lighting, heating, and cooling buildings—are performed at essentially the
same levels regardless of our traffic volumes.

Our trains moved 158.5 billion ton-miles of freight in 2009. Based on the company‘s total greenhouse gas
emissions of 4.7 million metric tons, the emissions rate per revenue ton-mile was 30 grams.

By comparison, in 2008 we moved 195.3 billion revenue ton-miles of freight and generated total greenhouse gas
emissions of 5.5 million metric tons. That translated to 28.4 grams of carbon dioxide equivalents per ton-mile.

So, even though overall emissions were lower in 2009 because of reduced business activity reflective of the
global economic downturn, our emissions per revenue ton-mile were slightly higher than in 2008. However,
these numbers—a little more than an ounce of carbon dioxide equivalents per revenue ton-mile—still reflect a
very small emissions footprint per unit of freight transported.

By 2014, our goal is to reduce that small amount of emissions—10 percent less than the 2009 base year.

Providing this level of detail about our carbon emissions is part of the transparency that Norfolk Southern has
pledged. We want to grow our business and move aggressively to reduce environmental impacts.

We‟ll do our part

The nation‘s dual effort to reduce dependence on foreign oil while reducing emissions from fossil fuels
is a complex endeavor that calls for a careful balancing of environmental, economic, and social goals
and objectives.

Norfolk Southern aims to be an industry leader in adopting practices to help the country achieve its goals.
Setting targets to improve our fuel economy and reduce carbon emissions reflect that ambition.

In this way, we can be good stewards of the environment, provide jobs, and haul the freight that keeps our
country moving forward.

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A look at our carbon footprint in 2009

Diesel locomotives were the single largest source of greenhouse gases produced by Norfolk Southern‘s
business operations in 2009. They generated 4.07 million metric tons of emissions, or about 86 percent of
the railroad‘s total 4.7 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalents.

Part of that total includes approximately 318 metric tons of methane and 103 metric tons of nitrous oxide,
accounting for about 90 percent of the company‘s emissions of those greenhouse gases.

In addition to locomotives, we also measured emissions from use of:

Gasoline and fuel for company vehicles and aircraft

Fuel oil for non-locomotive purposes
Coal for boilers
Propane and natural gas for miscellaneous uses
Electricity for railroad facilities and owned or leased offices

To put our total emissions into perspective, we point to numbers compiled by the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency. According to the EPA, emissions of carbon dioxide equivalents in the United States totaled 6.9 billion
metric tons in 2008, the latest figure available. That‘s about 19 million metric tons per day.

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All modes of fossil fuel-based transportation, including trucks and automobiles, produced 1.8 billion metric tons
of carbon dioxide equivalents that year. Of that, the railroad industry emitted around 44 million metric tons—
2.4 percent of transportation-related emissions, and just 0.6 percent of total U.S. emissions.

By contrast, the trucking sector in 2008 emitted nine times the amount of greenhouse gases as trains. At 401
million metric tons, trucks accounted for nearly 22 percent of transportation-related carbon dioxide equivalent
emissions, and nearly 6 percent of total U.S. emissions, according to the EPA data.

Norfolk Southern calculated our emissions in accordance with

the Greenhouse Gas Protocol Initiative‘s Corporate Accounting
and Reporting Standard. The GHG Protocol is the most widely
accepted international accounting tool for governments and
businesses to quantify and manage greenhouse gas emissions.

Under GHG Protocol guidelines, the railroad reports ―Scope 1‖

and ―Scope 2‖ emissions. Scope 1 emissions are generated
directly by our business operations, such as the diesel fuel
burned by locomotives and other fossil fuels consumed
by company vehicles and machinery. Scope 2 emissions
are generated by utility companies to supply the electricity
the railroad uses in office buildings and other facilities in
our 22-state system.

The railroad calculated Scope 1 emissions by multiplying the

amount of fuel consumed by the appropriate emissions factor
published by the GHG Protocol. Similarly, we derived Scope 2
emissions by multiplying electricity use by the appropriate
GHG Protocol emissions factor.

The railroad did not calculate so-called fugitive emissions, including hydrofluorocarbons and sulfur hexafluoride,
because of insufficient data. Any potential release of those gases is marginal and not considered material to
our operations.

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ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
Engine of the future: As recovery from recession continues, Norfolk Southern is prepared to handle
the transportation needs of a growing economy, creating green jobs moving freight by energy-efficient,
environmentally friendly rail.

Better ways of doing business

Many people think of sustainability in terms of protecting the health of our natural environment. At Norfolk
Southern, we look for ways to sustain business that are both green and good for the bottom line.

Economic performance is a key component of our sustainability efforts. Our aim is to lower costs, improve
customer service, and increase profitability. Often, we find new or smarter ways of operating that are both more
economical and help us and our customers work greener.

During 2009, our employees launched various initiatives that highlight what we mean by economic sustainability.
Our paper, clay, and forest products group, for instance, worked with a major customer to improve the use of rail
cars across our supply chain network. Our e-commerce division and customer service group introduced new
online tools to make business with us more efficient and convenient.

―When we talk about economic sustainability, our goal is to keep the assets spinning —that‘s how we make
money and that‘s how our customers make money,‖ said David Lawson, Norfolk Southern‘s vice president
industrial products. ―Our goal in the marketplace is to provide value-added services that make it easier and
more cost-effective for customers to do business with us.‖

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A lesson in scrap paper
Norfolk Southern generates revenue by moving rail
cars full of consumer goods and other cargo—not by
hauling them around empty.

In 2009, our paper, clay, and forest products group

rolled out an innovative solution that has reduced
empty car hauls, saved us money, and helped a
major paper customer, Boise Inc., trim its shipping
costs and enhance its own sustainability efforts.

The pilot program holds promise for long-term

business gains and is serving as a model that
can benefit other rail customers.

Here was the situation: Most of the paper mills served

by our railroad are concentrated in the Southeast.
Most of the paper we ship from those mills typically
moves to consumers in the Midwest and Northeast.
More often than not, the rail cars that transport the
paper product return empty to the mills. That adds to
the costs of both Norfolk Southern and our customers.

The challenge: Figure out a cost-effective way to load

the returning cars with something the paper mills need
to make high-value recycled paper products.

The solution: scrap paper.

―A unique feature of paper is that it can be reused to make new paper, allowing us to reduce waste and our
need for trees to make paper,‖ said Sarah Milam, NS product manager paper, clay, and forest products.
―We capitalized on that reusable nature to achieve operating efficiencies that significantly reduce our costs
and make better use of our assets.‖

Improved use of assets

In the pilot, the paper group, part of our industrial products department, partnered with Boise to identify scrap
paper vendors in the Northeast where high-capacity box cars could be loaded with quality scrap after delivering
paper product from a Boise paper mill in Jackson, Ala.

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The result has been a win-win: We reduce empty car trips and Boise gets scrap paper it needs to make
recycled-content cut sheet paper for office copiers. In addition to having a higher value in the marketplace,
the recycled paper is part of Boise‘s own environmental sustainability program.

We also are working with industry partners Union Pacific and Burlington Northern Santa Fe to coordinate the
flow of paper products and scrap moving to the West Coast and Pacific Northwest.

A competitive edge

With Boise‘s collaboration, NS has created a ―directional loading‖ plan with UP and BNSF to reduce cross-
country hauls of empty cars. Box cars are now reloaded with paper product or scrap after they leave the
Jackson mill and make stops for Boise customers and paper facilities on the West Coast and Pacific Northwest.
As they move back East, they are loaded with product bound for Norfolk Southern customers
in the Southeast or Northeast.

A big benefit of this strategy is to give Northern Southern a competitive edge over the trucking industry, which
historically has held market share for hauling paper product and scrap on the East Coast. We can haul four
truckloads worth of paper in just one of the high-capacity box cars we‘ve been using.

In addition to offering lower transportation costs, our more fuel-efficient rail delivery helps customers reduce the
overall carbon footprint of their supply chain.

Our paper group is now working with other paper companies to adopt a similar strategy.

Boise, long a recognized corporate leader in sustainability initiatives, recognizes the value.

―We felt really good that Norfolk Southern had the same vision as us in terms of thinking creatively about how
we can better manage assets,‖ said Ross Corthell, Boise Inc.‘s general manager transportation. ―If we don‘t find
smarter ways to utilize our assets then, globally, we fail to compete.‖

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Tapping the Web to do business

Norfolk Southern constantly looks for innovative ways to serve customers better. The railroad‘s e-commerce
division and our customer service group are doing so by pioneering the use of online and wireless technology.

Complete visibility

Pacesetter, a customer service initiative, tracks freight in real time as it moves over our rail network. Through
our website, customers can create ―pipeline‖ reports that let them know when a shipment has arrived at a
terminal and when box cars are available for unloading.

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With that access—the same view of rail shipments that we have internally—customers can better manage their
supply-chain logistics. Pacesetter gives customers a tool to reduce their demurrage costs, a fee we charge if
they fail to unload a shipment within a prescribed time frame. We are pleased to offer a solution for customers to
avoid these fees, because we‘d rather be moving cars than having them sit in a yard.

For that reason, Pacesetter is good for us, too. Customers using the free service have been releasing cars back
to us by up to a day earlier than before. That helps ease rail yard congestion and allows us to get cars back into
revenue production more quickly.

Another plus: Customers who sign up agree to go online to order and release rail cars and to verify demurrage
records. That improves our productivity, because our employees don‘t have to take orders by phone or FAX and
enter the data into our computer system.

―We have to stay ahead of the game for our customers,‖ said Rush Bailey, Norfolk Southern‘s assistant vice
president customer service. ―This is an example of how we‘re applying new technology and doing things
differently to make it easier for them to do business with us.‖

Instant messaging and online talk

Our e-commerce group has introduced two initiatives during the past year to make life easier for customers.
One taps wireless text-messaging technology; the other features online chat sessions with our e-commerce
help desk.

Customers who want to track a special shipment can now arrange to have a text message sent to a cell phone
or handheld electronic device alerting them when it arrives at specific destinations. This allows customers to get
the information they need without being tied to their office or computer terminal.

Our live chat service is similar in concept to an online shopping site. Customers log onto our accessNS Web
page, click on a chat button, and type in questions regarding bills of lading, service issues, or other concerns.

Customers don‘t have to deal with telephone voice mail or wait for a return call. We like it because our e-
commerce help desk employees can assist several customers at a time with online queries, in contrast with
handling only one phone call at a time.

Norfolk Southern is the first Class I railroad to offer text alert and online chat services.

―It says something about your company if you give customers superior service and some really cool tools that no
one else in the industry is offering,‖ said Carol Orndorff, Norfolk Southern‘s director of e-commerce. ―We like to
think that these are things that will make customers say, ‗Hey, they‘re great to work with, and I‘m going to stick
with them.‘ ‖

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Moving freight smarter = savings, better service
On 200 miles of track in Georgia, Norfolk Southern partnered with GE Transportation to pioneer a breakthrough
train-movement technology that will improve our train performance and potentially save hundreds of millions of
dollars. During the next two years, we plan to implement the computer-based software across our 22-state network.

Known as RailEdge Movement Planner, the GE-developed product is the railroad industry‘s version of a next-
generation air traffic control system. In essence, RailEdge is a high-tech train travel planner. It is capable of
sorting and integrating train schedules and traffic control systems to identify optimum travel routes for every
train across the network.

The bottom line: Trains will move faster and more efficiently, benefiting us and our customers as well as
the environment.

In addition to better on-time deliveries for customers, the technology will enable us to maximize the rail
network, improving freight capacity without laying new track or buying more locomotives and rail cars —a
major cost saver.

We project that RailEdge will increase average train velocity by 10 to 20 percent, or 2 to 4 mph. That may sound
insignificant, but with 2,500 trains moving daily across our system, each 1 mph improvement in velocity per train
could translate to around $200 million in annual savings on capital and expenses.

A sustainable solution

RailEdge serves as a good example of how sustainability applies to a company‘s bottom-line performance.

―When I think of sustainability, I always think windmills or reducing water use, but there‘s an important financial
side, too,‖ said Dan Plonk, director transportation planning.

GE Transportation developed the algorithm for the software. Norfolk Southern played the significant role of
designing a user-friendly computer interface for railroad dispatchers who will operate the system.

Under the old train dispatch system, each dispatcher controls a specific territory within 11 operating divisions.
Considering the hundreds of factors that go into dispatching a train from one terminal to another—including
track topography, number and weight of rail cars, speed restrictions, and priority schedules—it takes significant
coordination for dispatchers to determine how their decisions will affect adjoining territories.

RailEdge, with its computerized database and ability to sort information, can generate a plan that allows
dispatchers to make decisions based on network benefits versus individual train benefits.

―It‘s like a big physics problem in time and space,‖ Plonk said. ―RailEdge looks far enough into the future that you
can incorporate not just dozens of miles but hundreds of miles of railroad into your decision-making.‖
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Heartland Corridor opening heralds success of public-private partnerships
One of the most extensive railroad engineering projects in modern times, Norfolk Southern‘s Heartland Corridor
opened Sept. 9, 2010, after three years of construction to raise vertical clearances of 28 tunnels and remove 24
overhead obstacles to make room for double-stacked container trains.

The Heartland Corridor is a template for public-private partnerships that strengthen the nation‘s transportation
infrastructure. It sets the stage for an even more ambitious project, the Crescent Corridor, now in the works. Both
of these projects and other public-private partnerships will create jobs, reduce fuel consumption and greenhouse
emissions, take trucks off congested highways, and generate economic development.

Both the Heartland and Crescent corridors take advantage of Norfolk Southern‘s intermodal transportation
network, the most extensive in the East. Intermodal transportation combines the best of both trucks and trains
by hauling containers long-distance by rail. In 2009, intermodal accounted for 19 percent of Norfolk Southern‘s
railway operating revenues and 42 percent of freight shipments.

The Heartland Corridor is a public-private partnership among Norfolk Southern, Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio,
and the federal government to create the shortest, fastest route for double-stacked container trains moving
between the Port of Virginia and the Midwest. The new routing improves transit time from Norfolk, Va., to
Chicago from four days to three and is 250 miles shorter than previous circuitous routings.

The Crescent Corridor consists of a program of improvements to infrastructure and other facilities geared
|toward creating a high-capacity, 2,500-mile intermodal route spanning from Louisiana to New Jersey. The
improvements will enable Norfolk Southern to handle more rail freight faster and more reliably.

For more information on these and other public-private partnerships to enhance America‘s rail freight
transportation network, go to www.thefutureneedsus.com.

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The Heartland and Crescent corridors support a growing demand for rail freight service, which is projected to
double by 2035. In addition to moving large volumes of containers and trailers over its extensive in termodal
network, Norfolk Southern is a major transporter of coal and general merchandise.

In 2009, coal accounted for 29 percent of Norfolk Southern‘s railway operating revenues and 24 percent of
shipments. Norfolk Southern handled a total of 157.5 million tons of coal in 2009, including 120 million tons
for utilities and 18 million tons for export.

General merchandise shipments represented

52 percent of revenues for Norfolk Southern
in 2009 and 34 percent of traffic by carloads.
General merchandise comprises automotive
products and four groups of industrial
products: the agricultural, consumer products
and government group; chemicals; metals
and construction materials; and paper, clay,
and forest products.

With such a broad mix of commodities,

Norfolk Southern is prepared to handle
the growing freight transportation needs
of an American economy recovering
from recession.

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Norfolk Southern is a business magnet
Norfolk Southern assists state and local government and economic development officials in helping customers
identify ideal locations for new and expanded facilities.

In 2009, Norfolk Southern participated in the location of 70 new industries and the expansion of 23 existing
industries along its rail lines. The customer investments in new and expanded facilities totaled more than $3.1
billion and are expected to create 3,000 jobs in the railroad‘s territory and more than 138,500 carloads of new
rail traffic annually.

During the past 10 years, Norfolk Southern‘s Industrial Development Department has participated in the location
or expansion of 1,084 facilities, representing an investment of $23.9 billion and creating nearly 50,000 customer
jobs in the territory served by the railroad. Norfolk Southern works with state and local economic development
authorities on projects involving site location and development of infrastructure to connect customers to its rail
system and provides free and confidential plant location services, including industrial park planning, site layout,
track design, and logistics assistance.

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Regulatory environment governs rail operations

Like all rail freight transportation companies operating in the United States, Norfolk Southern is subject to
significant governmental regulation and legislation over commercial, environmental, and operating matters.

Railroads are subject to commercial regulation by the Surface Transportation Board, which has jurisdiction over
some routes, fuel surcharges, conditions of service, the extension or abandonment of rail lines, and rail mergers
and acquisitions.

Railroads also are subject to safety and security regulation by the Department of Transportation and the
Department of Homeland Security, which regulate most aspects of Norfolk Southern‘s operations.

Norfolk Southern‘s operations are subject to extensive environmental laws and regulations concerning,
among other things, emissions to the air; discharges to waterways or groundwater; handling, storage,
transportation, and disposal of waste and other materials; and the cleanup of hazardous material or petroleum
releases. Norfolk Southern‘s management practices ensure compliance with these various regulations.
We manage in a responsible manner the risks of operating, and we comply with all applicable regulations.

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Safety culture helps to secure chemical deliveries
Norfolk Southern believes that safety never should be compromised. This is especially critical when transporting
hazardous materials.

Annually for the last 14 years, Norfolk Southern has recognized the safety performance of our customers who
ship more than 1,000 carloads of hazardous chemicals without incident by presenting them the Thoroughbred
Chemical Safety Award. We also work through the Transportation Community Awareness and Emergency
Response program, or TRANSCAER, to provide emergency response training, including TIH response,
to organizations along the rail network. Norfolk Southern is a 10-time winner of TRANSCAER‘s National
Achievement Award for our commitment to safe handling of hazardous materials.

We share the public‘s concerns about the transportation of chlorine and similar commodities designated toxic
inhalation hazards, or TIH commodities.

Because we are required under federal law as a common carrier, Norfolk Southern transported approximately
15,000 carloads of TIH commodities in 2009. Many issues surround the transportation of TIH commodities,
including safety, routing, custody and security of shipments, and balancing railroads‘ financial risks and rewards
associated with federal common carrier statutes requiring them to transport
TIH materials.

Recognizing that the transportation of TIHs mandated by our common carrier obligation has inherent risk,
Norfolk Southern will continue to work to transport TIHs safely and securely while pursuing policies that reduce
and properly allocate those risks.

Norfolk Southern has gone to great lengths to ensure the safe and secure transportation of TIH commodities.
Following is a summary of some of these efforts.

We support new design requirements to make tank cars stronger and safer.
We have implemented a comprehensive security plan.
We coordinate with the Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security Administration,
Department of Transportation, Coast Guard, Customs and Border Protection, FBI, and various state
Homeland Security offices. We work closely with the government to ensure compliance with safety and
security regulations governing rail operations and the transportation of hazardous materials. As one
notable example, a Norfolk Southern police special agent is assigned to the National Joint Terrorism
Task Force operating out of FBI headquarters in Washington, D.C., to serve as liaison to the North
American rail industry. This arrangement improves logistical flow of vital security and law enforcement
information with respect to the rail industry as a whole, and has fostered a strong working relationship
between the FBI and Norfolk Southern.
We participate in the voluntary Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism program to help ensure
integrity of freight shipments.

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 We have erected physical barriers and new access control measures, issued photo ID cards to
employees, provided security-specific employee training, and increased NS police patrol frequency.
We provide data about hazmat traffic to certain government agencies, and upon request to local
emergency response agencies, in order to aid in their emergency response preparedness.

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Norfolk Southern manages railroad business risks

Various risks and challenges are inherent to operation of rail freight transportation companies, including Norfolk
Southern. A description of some of these risks follows.

The company‘s most recent annual report on Form 10-K and subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q
provide more complete information about these and other risk factors. We have practices and policies to
manage and mitigate the effects of all these potential risks.

Additional government regulation: Norfolk Southern, along with the rail industry, is subject to significant
congressional legislation, as well as regulation by the federal Surface Transportation Board, over commercial,
operating, and environmental matters. Additional economic regulation of the rail industry by Congress or the
STB could have significant negative impact on Norfolk Southern, including the possibility of reduced capital
spending on the rail network or abandonment of lines.

Hazardous materials: As a common carrier, Norfolk Southern must offer to transport hazardous materials,
regardless of risk. Transportation of certain hazardous materials could create catastrophic losses in terms of
personal injury and property damage costs and could compromise critical parts of the rail network.

Terrorism or war: Because Norfolk Southern plays a critical role in the nation‘s transportation system, it could
become the target of an attack or have a significant role in the government‘s pre-emptive approach or response
to an attack or war.

General economic conditions: Prolonged negative changes in domestic and global economic conditions
affecting the producers and consumers of the commodities Norfolk Southern carries may have an adverse
effect on its operating results, financial position, and liquidity.

Competition from other transportation providers: Norfolk Southern is subject to competition from motor
carriers, railroads, and to a lesser extent, ships, barges, and pipelines, on the basis of transit time, pricing, and
the quality and reliability of service. While Norfolk Southern typically and primarily has used internal resources
to build or acquire and maintain its rail system, trucks and barges have been able to use public rights of way
maintained by public entities. Any future improvements or expenditures materially increasing the quality or
reducing the cost of other modes of transportation, or legislation granting motor carriers greater latitude on size
or weight limitations, could have a material adverse effect on the company‘s financial position.

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Operations of interchange carriers: Norfolk Southern‘s ability to provide rail service to customers in the
United States, Canada, and Mexico depends in large part on its ability to maintain cooperative relationships with
connecting carriers regarding freight rates, revenue divisions, car and locomotive availability, data exchange
and communications, reciprocal switching, interchange, trackage rights, and other matters. Deterioration in
the operations or service of those connecting carriers could result in Norfolk Southern‘s inability to meet its
customers‘ demands or require Norfolk Southern to use alternate train routes, which could result in significant
additional costs and network inefficiencies.

Reliance on technology: Norfolk Southern relies to a large extent on technology that enhances safety and
reliability of many aspects of its rail operations, including dispatching and train control. Significant disruption of
the company‘s information technology systems, including computer hardware, software, and communications
equipment, could result in a service interruption, security breach, or other operational difficulties.

Labor issues: The vast majority of the employees of Norfolk Southern and other railroads belong to labor
unions. Strikes or work stoppages could adversely affect our operations. Additionally, future national labor
agreements, or renegotiation of labor agreements or provisions of labor agreements, could significantly increase
Norfolk Southern‘s costs for health care, wages, and other benefits.

Claims and lawsuits: The nature of Norfolk Southern‘s business exposes it to the potential for various claims
and litigation related to labor and employment, personal injury, commercial disputes, freight loss and other
property damage, and other matters. Job-related personal injury and occupational claims are subject to the
Federal Employers‘ Liability Act, which is applicable only to railroads. The variability inherent in FELA‘s fault-
based tort system could result in actual costs being very different from the liability recorded.

Severe weather: Severe weather conditions and other natural phenomena, including hurricanes and floods,
may cause significant business interruptions and result in increased costs, in creased liabilities, and
decreased revenues.

Work force issues: Work force demographics, training requirements, and the availability of qualified personnel,
particularly engineers and trainmen, could have a negative impact on Norfolk Southern‘s ability to meet demand
for rail service. Unpredictable increases in demand for rail services may exacerbate such risks.

Fuel and other supply markets: Norfolk Southern consumed about 400 million gallons of diesel fuel in 2009,
and the company is working on many fronts to reduce this consumption. Fuel availability could be affected by any
limitation in the fuel supply or by any imposition of mandatory allocation or rationing regulations. A severe fuel
supply shortage arising from production curtailments, disruption of oil imports, disruption of domestic refinery
production, damage to refinery or pipeline infrastructure, political unrest, war, or otherwise could adversely affect
Norfolk Southern, its customers, and other transportation companies. Due to the capital intensive nature and
industry-specific requirements of railroads, high barriers of entry exist for potential new suppliers of core railroad
items, such as locomotives and rolling stock equipment. Additionally, Norfolk Southern competes with other
industries for available capacity and raw materials used in the production of certain track materials, such as rail
and ties. Changes in the competitive landscapes of these limited-supplier markets could result in increased prices
or material shortages.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE
The power of green: Norfolk Southern is committed to being an industry leader in environmental
responsibility. Strong sustainability practices are good for our business, the economy, and the
environment—benefiting our people, communities, customers, and shareholders.

Innovation propels our quest to stay ahead

Encouraging employees to think out of the box is integral to Norfolk Southern‘s success. It has helped us lower
costs, improve customer service, boost performance, reduce our footprint on the environment, and bring new
products to the rail industry.

Innovation is a core corporate value for us, included in our SPIRIT values—Safety, Performance, Integrity,
Respect, Innovation, and Teamwork.

Our willingness to experiment is reflected in our development of NS 999, a prototype switcher locomotive
powered entirely by lead-acid batteries and featuring ground-breaking energy-storage technology. Our work with
battery power is just beginning, and NS 999 represents a significant benchmark in our quest for alternative fuel
sources to power our fleet of locomotives.

We are exploring a range of alternatives in addition to batteries. We are in a yearlong trial to evaluate biodiesel
blends, a renewable fuel derived from vegetable oils. We are an advisor to a firm trying to develop an ethanol
locomotive equipped with high-performance engines similar to race-car motors. We‘re intrigued by the possibility
of converting coal into cleaner-burning synthetic liquid fuel.

At the same time, we want to make our diesel locomotives more fuel-efficient and cleaner. For the past year, we‘ve
run tests on a new type of dual-engine diesel road locomotive under development by Progress Rail Services that
promises to do just that. We continue to upgrade our existing diesel fleet with state-of-the-art emissions controls.

―Our research and development of alternative energy sources is driven in part by the underlying knowledge that the
supply of oil is not unlimited,‖ said Gerhard Thelen, Norfolk Southern‘s vice president operations planning and support.
―Today, we rely on diesel to run our trains, but we are looking out on a 20-year horizon to make sure we‘ve got a way
to power our locomotives in the future. For us, it‘s a long-term project aimed at ensuring our long-term sustainability.‖

We want customers, communities, employees, and investors to know that we are committed to environmental
stewardship, to sustainable business practices, and to being an industry leader in reducing reliance on foreign
oil supplies.

Norfolk Southern is proud to be in the vanguard of efforts to find greener and cleaner alternatives to meet our
nation‘s energy and transportation needs.

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Leading the charge on green technology
Norfolk Southern did not have a manual to follow when we set out to develop a locomotive powered only by
batteries. In September 2009, after nearly three years of research and development, we rolled out NS 999, a
first-of-its-kind battery-powered switcher locomotive.

NS 999 reflects our commitment to be the industry leader in developing green technology that has the potential
to transform freight rail transportation. Our decision to invest in this experiment is driven by a broader push to
pursue a range of energy conservation technologies that reduce our operating costs, boost fuel efficiencies, and
decrease our footprint on the environment.

The bottom line is that NS 999, with zero point-source

emissions, is helping us point the way to a future of
alternative-powered locomotives that could improve
air quality in our communities, reduce U.S. reliance on
imported oil, and save on fuel costs.

―Everything you read about this battery technology is

written for automobiles,‖ said Gibson Barbee, senior
energy engineer in Norfolk Southern‘s research and
tests group. ―We‘re trying to write the book for locomotives
and push this technology ahead for the railroad.‖

Partnership of industry, academia, government

To tackle such a complex project, Norfolk Southern recruited a team of industry and academic partners to
develop and test NS 999. Penn State University, with world-renown experts on battery technology, provided
invaluable laboratory support to evaluate the charging and discharging capabilities of the battery system
installed on the locomotive.

Locomotive maker Brookville Equipment Corp. supplied us with a regenerative braking system that captures and
stores energy created when NS 999‘s traction motors act as axle-driven generators that return energy as they
apply braking force. The pioneering system helps recharge the batteries during operation, in contrast to braking
systems on conventional diesel locomotives, which blow off the dynamic energy as unused heat.

Norfolk Southern tapped TMV Control Systems, a vendor of locomotive control systems, to develop the onboard
computer circuitry that controls NS 999‘s energy storage and traction control systems.

We are grateful as well to our government partners for recognizing the potential long-term payoff of investing public
dollars into battery technology for rail. Both the U.S. Department of Energy and the Federal Railroad Administration
have provided grants to assist in the ongoing research and development of NS 999.

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A look under the hood

In practical terms, our success in producing a battery-powered commercial locomotive will be dictated by
advances in battery technology. To develop NS 999, we leveraged off-the-shelf lead-acid batteries used by the
trucking industry to power heating and air-conditioning systems in truck cabs to avoid engine idling during driver
rest stops. We viewed these 12-volt batteries as the most cost-effective and technically mature solution, in
addition to being readily available on the market.

It takes 1,080 of the batteries to run the 1,500-horsepower locomotive. To generate the required voltage, the
batteries are arranged in 20 parallel strings, 54 batteries to a string. Because the regenerative braking system
is not capable of fully charging the locomotive during operation, it is plugged into a portable recharging station.
In early testing, NS 999 has run three eight-hour shifts on a single charge.

Norfolk Southern employees at our Juniata Locomotive Shop in Altoona, Pa., constructed NS 999 using a
stripped-down 1969 Electro-Motive Diesel GP38 platform. Its custom pug nose is three feet shorter than seen
on a conventional diesel locomotive, a design innovation needed to make room for 60 racks of batteries and
advanced electronics in the high voltage cabinet.

The ultimate clean, green machine

In the months since NS 999 was publicly unveiled in September 2009—during an event at Altoona attended
by U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood—we have used the four-axle prototype as a mobile battery
laboratory. It has operated on multiple shifts as a switcher locomotive at Rose Yard in Altoona, work that
involves moving loaded freight cars around the terminal.

During this time, we carefully monitored NS 999‘s performance and began evaluating opportunities to improve the
battery system design to optimize the locomotive‘s operating power. As of mid-year 2010, our team was at work on
a redesign of the battery-management system and exploring alternative battery technology.

To that end, we recruited a new partner, Axion Power International Inc., the developer of an energy storage
system based on lead-carbon battery technology. We also are studying the potential of lithium-ion and nickel
metal hydride battery technologies.

By 2011, we hope to develop a prototype road locomotive powered by batteries and a fuel-efficient diesel
system. As envisioned, this hybrid locomotive would provide auxiliary pushing power to line-haul trains when
moving over sections of uphill track. It would recharge its batteries on downhill sections of track during braking
as its traction motors turn into generators, making electrical power.

Already, the U.S. rail industry is recognized as the most fuel-efficient and environmentally friendly way for
shippers to deliver freight over land to businesses and consumers.

With our continued work on battery-powered technology, Norfolk Southern is striving to produce the ultimate
clean, green freight transport machine.

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Upgrading for environmental performance: Locomotive power is the most fuel-efficient means to
transport goods over land in North America. This fuel efficiency minimizes the effect railroad transportation
has on greenhouse gases.

Norfolk Southern has invested heavily in locomotive engine upgrades and other initiatives to improve
environmental performance. By the end of 2010, more than 88 percent of our locomotives will meet or
exceed recent, more stringent federal emissions standards.

In search of a superior diesel locomotive

Our mechanical department gurus refer to it as the PR43C locomotive project. Translated: We are working with
rail industry partners to develop a more fuel-efficient and environmentally friendly six-axle road locomotive.

Since late 2008, we have collaborated on the project with Progress Rail Services, one of North America‘s largest
suppliers of railroad and transit services, and with Caterpillar Inc., a global leader in diesel-engine technology.

―This is an effort to develop something that is superior to what‘s currently available on the market,‖ said Don
Graab, Norfolk Southern‘s assistant vice president mechanical. ―We‘re the only railroad testing them, and it‘s
exciting to participate in a project that ultimately could help the industry improve its fuel economy, further reduce
its carbon footprint, and save on costs.‖

A novel concept

The PR43C is not your father‘s road locomotive. It is powered not by one, but by two Caterpillar diesel engines.
Together, the engines produce 4300 horsepower (the ―43‖ in our project name).

One of the engines, the C-18, is basically an oversized 700-horsepower truck engine. It powers the locomotive
when idling and at lower throttle notches. As the need for power increases, a larger C-175 engine takes over.
This new diesel engine, featuring Caterpillar‘s ACERT™ Technology, can develop up to 3600 horsepower.
When needed, both engines operate to generate the full 4300 horsepower.

In addition to being more fuel efficient, the PR43C‘s dual-engine technology results in reduced emissions of
carbon and greenhouses gases. Another plus is that the Caterpillar engines, unlike standard diesel locomotive
engines, use antifreeze, which means they can be turned off rather than left idling in freezing weather.
That further reduces fuel use and emissions.

Yet another benefit: At this point, the PR43C carries a lower price tag because the new engines are being
retrofitted on older locomotives already in our fleet. The two locomotives we currently are testing and four
additional units we ordered in early 2010 are re-using 1980s-era model SD50 or SD60 platforms and trucks.

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Lower operating costs

It‘s expected that the two-engine approach also will result in lower long-term maintenance costs. For example,
a substantial amount of engine operation and wear occur at lower throttle notches, so using the smaller engine
for those speeds should help prolong the life of the bigger, more expensive engine—or at least extend its
overhaul schedule.

During 2009, the first two PR43C locomotives were run on ―shake down‖ cruises that have led to design
improvements. The four locomotives to be delivered in 2010, for example, will feature enhanced, next-
generation control systems and an improved operator cab.

We have tested the PR43C units on coal and grain trains, and in 2010 are testing them on long-haul double-
stack intermodal runs.

―We‘re focused on developing an alternative road locomotive that‘s fuel-efficient and cost-effective,‖
Graab said. ―This is an ongoing story for us.‖

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Biodiesel pilot opens door to renewable fuels

In our pursuit of alternative fuels, Norfolk Southern is looking at homegrown biodiesel blends as a way to reduce
dependence on foreign oil and to be environmentally responsible.

In mid-2010, we started a yearlong pilot with locomotive maker Electro-Motive Diesel to evaluate the use of
various biodiesel-petroleum diesel blends to fuel long-haul road and yard switcher locomotives.

The trials will gauge the effect of biodiesel blends on the moving parts of diesel locomotive engines, providing
some of the most extensive results to date on rail industry use of biodiesel. Fuel that contains up to 20 percent
biodiesel will be tested and monitored for compatibility, engine performance, and emissions.

Archer Daniels Midland Co., a leading agricultural processor based in Decatur, Ill., is producing the biodiesel
fuel for the tests. The trials will occur nearby on our Illinois Division using four EMD model SD70M-2 road
locomotives and two EMD MP15 switcher locomotives, which are used in yards to move rail cars around.

Two of the road locomotives and one of the switchers will run straight diesel over the same routes, providing
a baseline of engine performance to measure against those using biodiesel blends.

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A willingness to experiment

Norfolk Southern‘s primary interest in biodiesel lies in the use of a fuel that is home grown and based on
renewable sources. Archer Daniels Midland makes biodiesel using vegetable oils.

Biodiesel is considered an environmentally sensitive fuel, although past emissions tests suggest there may
be trade-offs. Compared with 100 percent diesel, a biodiesel blend results in a lower carbon footprint, but may
produce more nitrogen oxide, which contributes to smog. That said, emissions during testing are expected to
remain well below threshold limits set by the federal government for rail locomotive engines.

―We want to not only play our part but to lead the industry in finding alternatives to reduce our dependence on
foreign oil and to run our locomotives cleaner and more efficiently,‖ said Jeff Cutright, an assistant shop
manager and our locomotive technical representative to the industry on diesel emission matters.

―The industry wants to go with 20 percent biodiesel, which we think is the highest percentage of biodiesel blend
we can use without causing problems to the engine,‖ Cutright added. ―That would be a pretty big deal, but
without this testing we won‘t know if it‘s a viable alternative.‖

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Setting the standard on sustainable buildings—and sites

Norfolk Southern is doing more than improving transportation operations to make our business more
environmentally responsible. In late 2009, we officially launched a green buildings initiative—and it‘s rapidly
taking root.

In December, we became the first Class 1 railroad to join the U.S. Green Building Council, a nonprofit
organization that promotes a sustainable and prosperous future for the country through cost-efficient and
energy-saving buildings. To show our commitment, we identified three major building projects that we plan
to submit for the council‘s LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Certification.

Three proposed regional intermodal terminals—in Birmingham, Ala., Memphis, Tenn, and Greencastle, Pa.—
will feature best practices in building materials and design to use less energy, water, and natural resources,
while improving the indoor environment.

The goal is to minimize environmental impacts and maximize operational efficiencies. The terminals are part of
our Crescent Corridor intermodal freight program, a public-private initiative that will expand freight rail capacity
between the nation‘s southeast and northeastern population centers.

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Looking out for neighbors

We didn‘t stop there. Recognizing that a building‘s footprint and design have an impact on neighboring
properties, we also nominated the Birmingham facility as a pilot project for the Sustainable Sites Initiative.

Known as SITES, the initiative is a partnership of the American Society of Landscape Architects, the Lady Bird
Johnson Wildflower Center at the University of Texas at Austin, and the U.S. Botanic Garden. Additional partners
include the Green Building Council, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency‘s GreenScapes Program, and the
American Society of Civil Engineers‘ Environment and Water Resources Institute.

The proposed Birmingham terminal—one of more than 150 projects in 34 states selected by SITES for the two-
year pilot—will help establish national standards for voluntary sustainable site development. Our site design will
focus on ways to buffer adjacent communities from noise, industrial activity, and light intrusion. It will feature
green space for landscaping, buffer zones, and storm water management.

―We recognize the need for sustainability in our communities, and we are committed to contributing to that and
to being a good corporate neighbor,‖ said Steve McWhorter, Norfolk Southern‘s manager energy services and
a LEED certified designer. ―A lot of the technologies used to achieve green buildings and sites are paying for
themselves with savings on energy, water, and sewer costs. Just because it‘s green doesn‘t mean it‘s costing
you more.‖

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Lighting upgrade is paying off

In late 2007, Norfolk Southern launched a major undertaking to replace and upgrade lighting in some 600
offices, shops, and yard facilities at 300 locations across our 22-state network.

By the end of 2009, we had completed the first phase of the approximately $10 million project, including all of
our large offices and shops, and smaller facilities near them —about 75 percent of our total program by cost.
That work included retrofitting or installing some 87,000 light fixtures with more energy-efficient lamps. We
also installed hundreds of occupancy sensors and photocells that automatically turn off lights when work
spaces are unoccupied.

In addition to improved lighting, we‘re seeing a tangible payback. Total energy savings at phase 1 sites
completed in 2008 and 2009 were estimated conservatively at $3.1 million last year, representing more than
7 percent of the approximately $41 million our company spends annually on electricity. The payback will
increase in 2010 as we realize a full year of savings from projects finished in 2009.

The lighting initiative reflects our commitment to lower energy consumption and to help reduce emissions
of greenhouse gases by electric utilities that supply our power, which in turn benefits our communities.

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For indoor lighting, the conversion took advantage of more technologically advanced fluorescent lamps that use
less energy, last longer, and are more eco-friendly because they contain less mercury. For outdoor lighting, we
replaced many high-pressure sodium lamps, which emit a yellow light, with lower-wattage metal halide bulbs that
produce a clean, bright white light that‘s energy-efficient and easy on the eyes.

The final phase of the project will upgrade lighting in our medium-size and small offices, shops, and facilities.
We anticipate completing the project in 2011.

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That‟s a lot of crossties, rail, and ballast

Norfolk Southern is a major provider of transportation services in North America and operates approximately
21,000 route miles. Maintaining this infrastructure requires us to procure significant amounts of crossties, rail,
and stone ballast.

Throughout our system, we use recycled materials, such as paper and packaging. Approximately 15 percent
of the paper, packaging, and office supplies we purchase includes recycled or recovered materials. Before we
dispose of oil filters, we crush them to remove the oil for recycling and to reduce deposits in landfills. We also
recycle used oil from our major locomotive shops. At our Chattanooga shop, we reclaimed 36,440 gallons of
engine oil in 2009 for reuse in locomotives. Locomotive lubricating oil not reclaimed in Chattanooga is sold to
recycling companies that filter and refine it for reuse.

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Getting the most out of rail‟s energy efficiency

Energy is necessary to move the goods that move the economy. Norfolk Southern consumes diesel fuel to
operate our trains and electricity to power our buildings and systems. The accompanying tables show our fuel
and electricity consumption totals, revenue ton-miles per gallon of diesel fuel, and fuel use per million dollars of
revenue for the past three years. We strive to minimize our energy use and maximize the efficiencies that are
innate to rail transportation by continuously focusing on reducing locomotive idling time, improving locomotive
power utilization, and deploying train handling tools that plan for and deliver reductions in consumption of diesel
fuel across our system.

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Transporting freight by rail is more fuel-efficient, and therefore less carbon-intensive, than transporting freight
by truck. In 2009, Norfolk Southern moved an average of 404 revenue ton-miles (one ton of freight moved one
mile) of freight on a gallon of diesel fuel. By contrast, average truck fuel economy is 110 ton-miles per gallon.

As our business grows, so does our energy consumption. Our innovative train-handling systems, such as
LEADER—which uses an onboard computer to calculate optimum train speed—will help Norfolk Southern
maximize our energy and fuel efficiency while providing services critical to a healthy economy.

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Technology befriends the environment
Norfolk Southern continues development of technology that produces environmental benefits as well as
improvements in operating efficiencies.

Norfolk Southern is rebuilding some of its switcher locomotives with generator-set engines—a technology that
saves fuel, reduces emissions, and operates more efficiently. Unlike conventional locomotives that have a single
engine, locomotives with ―gen-sets‖ are powered by up to three 700-horsepower diesel engines. With multiple
engines, the control system can modulate the number of engines in use at any given time, depending on the
horsepower requirements. The second and third engines come on line only as demand requires. That allows us
to burn less fuel, resulting in lower emissions and greater fuel efficiency. Gen-set equipped locomotives are
expected to reduce emissions of nitrous oxides by up to 80 percent and particulate matter by up to 90 percent,
and reduce fuel consumption by up to 40 percent.

The gen-set engine is just one example of how Norfolk Southern is enhancing operating performance through
the use of leading-edge technology. Here are some others:

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A technology known as Locomotive Engineer Assist Display Event Recorder, or LEADER , has the
potential to be a major advance in train handling. The system provides locomotive engineers with real-
time information that enables them to operate a train in the safest and most fuel-efficient manner.
LEADER consists of an on-board computer than looks at the track ahead and displays the optimum
speed at which to operate the train, depending on the topography and curvature of the track, the train‘s
length and weight, and other operating conditions. Equipped with this information, locomotive engineers
can make better decisions in train handling, with significantly improved energy management and,
ultimately, fuel savings—a real benefit to the environment as emissions are reduced. Additional benefits
include reduced slack action, reduced brake wear, reduced emissions, and safer operation.
Norfolk Southern has adopted widespread use of locomotive idling reduction technologies and
procedures to cut down on run times for locomotives, reducing fuel consumption and emissions.
The technologies include automatic engine start-stop systems, and auxiliary power units that keep
engine coolant warm, permitting main engine shutdown even in freezing temperatures. Approximately
half of our locomotives assigned to rail yards and local train operations are equipped with idle reduction
technologies, and more locomotives are being equipped continuously.
The Unified Train Control System is a train dispatching system that automates basic train movement
instructions and provides tools for planning efficient operations.
UTCS represents a Norfolk Southern commitment to apply state-of-the-art technology to train
dispatching to increase productivity and asset utilization. UTCS will replace existing dispatching
equipment with a networked, computer-aided dispatching system that will provide seamless
transportation management. It will control our entire rail network and provide accurate, up-to-the-second
information. UTCS will facilitate management decisions to operate safely and meet our customer‘s
needs. Jointly developed by NS and GE, the unique system provides for the safe movement of trains
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 An integral part of UTCS is Movement Planner. Movement Planner is the key to higher productivity.
It is responsible for the generation of optimized plans that are executed throughout the rail network.
It incorporates a true physical model of train movement that takes into account track characteristics
(grades, curves, siding lengths, and speed limits) and train characteristics (locomotive types and
quantity, horsepower, weight, length, and dimensional shipments). The planner also takes into
consideration the capacity and train throughput of a yard to adjust main-line movements.
Movement Planner makes decisions based on railroad-defined business objectives rather than simple
priorities. These business objectives represent NS written rules that reflect current business strategy.
For example, we may elect to specify crew, locomotive, and car cost along with penalty cost for late
arrival of each train type. Movement Planner would construct a plan that minimizes these costs.
Another advanced technology closely integrated with UTCS is Positive Train Control, which provides
a safer environment for train operations. The system captures data from onboard and trackside
monitors, integrates it with Norfolk Southern‘s central computer systems, and analyzes it to alert the
train crew and dispatcher when unsafe conditions arise. The system enforces safe operating practices
by automatically braking a train to a safe stop if corrective actions are not taken in response to the
alerts. Norfolk Southern is testing the PTC system on one operating division, with a future goal of
systemwide implementation. The company plans to comply with a congressionally mandated
industrywide implementation of positive train control systems by 2015.
Electronically controlled braking systems and wireless communications are among other
technologies being evaluated for their effectiveness in improving efficiency, reliability, and safety, and in
reducing emissions. Electronic Controlled Pneumatic brakes have been installed on several trains used
to move utility coal across the NS system. They are identified easily because they require locomotives
on both the head and rear ends. Compared with trains that have conventional braking systems, these
trains have as much as 36 percent shorter stopping distance and 31 percent less stopping time, and
they get back up to speed from a stop 25 percent faster, with lower fuel consumption.
WERIS is our Wireless Event Recorder Information System, which will collect data on NS servers in
Atlanta wirelessly and automatically. As an equipped locomotive comes into range, the onboard computer
completes a security handshake and then quickly collects data from the train. This is the same ―Wi Fi‖ or
wireless technology used at home and at many coffee shops, fast-food restaurants, and airports airports
to connect PC‘s to a network. The data download occurs quickly and automatically. Among its benefits,
WERIS will provide insight into train handling and will capture accurate fuel consumption data for specific
train service.

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Protecting our waterways
Norfolk Southern‘s system operates through many areas in the eastern United States, including along large
and small waterways. Several of our facilities are located on the shores of major waterways, including the Ohio
River, Lake Erie, and the Elizabeth River. Many of our rail lines parallel smaller waterways as they provide
natural courses through hilly and mountainous terrain.

Systemwide, we have 149 water discharge permits in place that govern the quality of our water discharges and
protect the environment. Typical water discharges from our facilities include treated wash water, water from
repair and maintenance operations, sanitary water, and storm water. We continue to upgrade and install state-
of-the art wastewater treatment systems to ensure that we meet or exceed wastewater discharge standards
applicable to our operations.

From time to time, however, a train accident occurs that results in the discharge of substances, either diesel
fuel or a commodity being carried by the train, to a waterway. In such cases, we respond immediately to the
scene to minimize and remediate any releases, working closely with regulatory agencies to restore the affected
environment in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements.

Our policy is to report all spills on our property, no matter how small and no matter the source. The number of
reported incidents applicable to Norfolk Southern does not distinguish between those that may have an impact
on the environment and those that do not. All releases are remediated promptly, and we work closely with
regulators to ensure that the environment is restored in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements
where damage has occurred.

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Partners in sustainability
Norfolk Southern is a railroad company that transports a variety of commodities safely and efficiently across
North America through the use of locomotive power. By far, the most significant environmental impact of
transportation by rail relates to fuel consumption. Simply put, diesel fuel is necessary for current rail technology
and is one of our biggest expenses in providing the transportation services that keep our economy moving.
The good news is that transportation by rail is far more efficient in terms of fuel consumption than the
alternative, trucking. And that is good for the environment.

Still, Norfolk Southern employs many programs and technologies that make us even more efficient consumers
of diesel fuel, saving money and improving the environment. For example, in addition to using the latest
locomotive technology described elsewhere in this section, Norfolk Southern is a partner in the federal
Environmental Protection Agency‘s ―SmartWay Transport‖ program. As part of the partnership, Norfolk
Southern and other freight transporters have committed to develop and implement plans to improve fuel
efficiency and reduce carbon emissions in coming years.

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For every truckload that is transferred to rail, the supply chain becomes even greener through reduced
emissions and more efficient use of fuel. Norfolk Southern‘s carbon footprint analyzer, or ―Green Machine,‖
illustrates how shippers can reduce emissions as rail becomes a larger component of supply chains. The
calculator shows how many automobiles would have to be taken off highways, and how many trees would need
to be planted, in order to achieve air quality improvements equivalent to those offered by greater use of rail.

As Norfolk Southern continues its efforts to expand and serve more markets, we anticipate additional loads will
be converted to rail, easing traffic congestion on our highways and reducing greenhouse gases. The continued
development of public-private partnerships will achieve these benefits while enhancing our national economy.

Norfolk Southern is the first railroad member of SEE Change (Society, Environment, Economy), launched in 2005
by Business Roundtable, an association of chief executive officers of leading U.S. companies totaling nearly $6
trillion in annual revenues and more than 12 million employees, to promote better business and a better world. In
Business Roundtable‘s ―Sustainability Progress Report 2010, more than 90 CEOs, including Norfolk Southern‘s Wick
Moorman, reaffirmed their commitments to sustainability. The report is available at www.businessroundtable.org.

Norfolk Southern in 2009 became the first Class 1 railroad to join the U.S. Green Building Council, a nonprofit
organization committed to a prosperous and sustainable future for the nation through cost-efficient and energy-
saving green buildings.

NS has committed to building proposed intermodal terminals in Birmingham, Ala., Greencastle, Pa., and
Memphis, Tenn., in accordance with standards of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design and applying
for LEED certification of those facilities. The intermodal terminals are part of Norfolk Southern‘s public-private
partnership initiative, the Crescent Corridor Intermodal Freight Program, created to capitalize on the inherent
efficiencies of rail transportation to substantially reduce fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.

The LEED certification system rewards current best practices and provides an outline for buildings to use less
energy, water, and natural resources while improving the indoor environment—with the goal of maximizing
operational efficiency while minimizing environmental impacts. The process for obtaining LEED certification is
based on accumulating points in five areas: sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency,
materials selection, and indoor environmental quality. Norfolk Southern actively has been incorporating LEED
standards into its building and planning designs and is committed to achieving these standards.

Norfolk Southern also is designing its new facilities for sustainable operations, including the use of state-of-the-
art low-emission cranes and tractors that will reduce particulate emissions by 90 percent and nitrogen oxide
emissions by 45 percent. Norfolk Southern is implementing improved strategies for reducing electricity usage
at its facilities, and the company is reducing terminal dwell time for motor carriers, with a goal of cycling drivers
through intermodal facilities within 26 minutes. Expanded use of automated gate systems is helping to reduce
driver cycle time.

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Norfolk Southern won the 2009 TRANSCAER (Transportation Community Awareness and Emergency
Response) National Achievement Award. TRANSCAER is a voluntary, nationwide outreach effort that helps
communities prepare for and respond to possible hazardous material transportation incidents. Receiving the
National Achievement Award signifies widespread recognition of Norfolk Southern‘s dedication to this critical
program and its leadership in training local emergency responders through a combination of hands-on activities,
tabletop exercises, and whistle-stop tours.

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Online and face-to-face, we help inform public about sustainability, safety

From our environmental website that you‘re now reading to social media sites such as Facebook
and Twitter, Norfolk Southern uses online media to help inform about sustainability issues and news.

We also send employee speakers out into communities to talk about the company‘s commitment
to sustainability and how we‘re helping to enhance local economies throughout our network.

You might say we mix tried and true communications methods with the bold and new to reach a wide variety
of audiences.

Norfolk Southern‘s community outreach efforts include training programs for local emergency management
agencies and other responders, including fire and police departments. In 2009, we conducted 103 programs,
including drills and training classes in 16 states, attended by more than 4,500 local, state, and federal
responders from 63 cities and counties in those states and adjoining states. The programs totaled more than
34,000 man-hours of instruction.

Many of these training opportunities are provided as a result of Norfolk Southern‘s support of the rail industry‘s
Security & Emergency Response Training Center at Pueblo, Colo., and TRANSCAER, or Transportation
Community Awareness and Emergency Response. TRANSCAER is a national program of the American
Chemistry Council that assists communities to prepare for and respond to transportation incidents involving
hazardous materials.

Norfolk Southern programs on behalf of TRANSCAER include classroom sessions, full-scale outdoor drills, and
special whistle-stop trains. In 2009, Norfolk Southern operated its sixth whistle-stop train and received its eighth
consecutive TRANSCAER National Achievement Award.

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Excellent report card on environmental audits
Norfolk Southern works diligently to ensure that our facilities and operations comply with applicable
environmental laws and regulations. We routinely audit our own operations to ensure compliance and to prevent
the potential for compliance issues to arise. Also, we are inspected on an ongoing basis by regulatory agencies
and, on occasion, exceptions are taken which can potentially result in fines. In 2009, 27 inspections were
conducted at NS facilities by environmental regulatory agencies and none of those inspections resulted in the
issuance of any fines or penalties.

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Managing hazardous wastes

In 2009, Norfolk Southern had only two facilities that were considered large-quantity generators of hazardous
waste (1,000 kilograms or more in any given month), and there were seven facilities that were considered small-
quantity generators of hazardous waste (more than 100 kilograms but less than 1,000 kilograms in any given
month). Wastes generated by all Norfolk Southern facilities are managed and disposed in compliance with all
applicable laws and regulations.

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Nature provides energy for rail facilities and systems

Norfolk Southern uses solar energy in many locations along our rail system to power rail lubrication devices
necessary to reduce friction and enhance fuel efficiency. Solar energy is used als o to generate electricity to
support our wastewater treatment plant in Birmingham, Ala. Flow meters, bird deterrent systems and other small
equipment systems are also powered by solar energy. In addition, Norfolk Southern has constructed two 50
kilowatt wind turbines that are utilized to augment the power needs of wastewater treatment facilities at our
yards in North Kansas City, Mo. and Bellevue, Ohio. Our Research and Tests Department continually evaluates
potential new technologies and equipment for their capability to be powered by alternative energy sources.

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Investments support environmental performance
Norfolk Southern has an environmental management program that guides employee behaviors. The policies
and procedures of this program are available to employees on the company‘s intranet. As part of the program,
every year, Norfolk Southern spends significant funds on environmental capital, remediation projects and
compliance initiatives. In 2009, the company invested $9 million on environmental capital projects such as
wastewater treatment plant upgrades, above-ground storage tank dike liners, tank car spill pans, and other
capital improvements to enhance our environmental performance. In addition, more t han $25 million was
spent in 2009 to support environmental compliance initiatives and remediation activities across the company‘s
22-state network.

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Minimizing community impact

Norfolk Southern takes numerous steps to mitigate noise impact in the communities where we operate. For
example, we comply with locomotive idling requirements imposed by federal regulators on our operations. Idling
reduction initiatives primarily designed for fuel efficiency have the added benefit of reducing locomotive engine
noise from idling.

Locomotive horns are a key part of crossing safety and are necessary to alert motorists to oncoming trains at
highway-rail grade crossings. Federal regulations permit municipalities to create ―quiet zones,‖ provided certain
conditions are met. Norfolk Southern cooperates with municipalities in this regard, and 30 quiet zones are in
effect on our system.

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Supporting Use of Passenger Rail

Norfolk Southern recognizes the public interest in promoting passenger rail services and has business
agreements with several passenger entities, including Amtrak.

In 2010, Norfolk Southern facilitated the successful startup by the commonwealth of Virginia of daily Amtrak
passenger service between Washington, D.C., and Lynchburg, Va. Norfolk Southern also has continued to
work with Virginia transportation officials regarding the potential for a higher-speed passenger rail link between
Richmond and Southeast Virginia. Moreover, Norfolk Southern has worked with various state and federal
agencies from North Carolina to Illinois to implement projects aimed at introducing or expanding passenger rail.

Four guiding principles govern Norfolk Southern‘s consideration of proposals to operate passenger service on
our freight lines. They are:

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 Transparency of passenger train operations to our freight operations, meaning that sufficient
infrastructure is provided for passenger trains and freight trains to operate without delay to either,
and to allow for the growth of both;
Fair value for use of our assets;
Full liability protection; and,
No subsidy by Norfolk Southern of passenger operations.

When done right, rail can be a superior form of transportation when it comes to mitigating traffic congestion and
reducing emissions from motor vehicles. As noted elsewhere in this sustainability report, Norfolk Southern is
pursuing public-private partnerships and other rail capacity projects to take advantage of the efficiencies and
environmental advantages of rail freight transportation.

The company also is helping its employees take advantage of public transit opportunities where available.
Norfolk Southern employees can purchase passes for mass transit systems on a pretax basis for their commute
to work.

Using mass transit helps preserve natural resources and ease traffic congestion. In addition, purchasing transit
passes with pretax dollars means individual savings of between 20 percent and 40 percent, depending on an
individual‘s income tax bracket. The Web-based system offers passes for qualified work-related commuting
on mass transit systems such as Atlanta‘s MARTA, Hampton Roads‘ HRT, Philadelphia‘s SEPTA, AMTRAK,
and others.

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Turning unused rail property to recreation for the public

Norfolk Southern protects its natural assets by practicing
environmentally safe methods to limit erosion and control
vegetation. As a large private landowner, Norfolk Southern
also continually looks for ways to redevelop former railroad
property, whether operating property or former tenant land.
In recent years, at the request of states or local municipalities,
Norfolk Southern has partnered to turn hundreds of miles
of former railroad rights of way into hiking, biking, and
walking trails.

In March 2010, officials broke ground on the latest phase of

the Smith River Trail in Henry County, Va. The trail consists of
6.1 miles of former Norfolk Southern abandoned right of way.

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Over the past five years, the Roanoke River Rails-to-Trails project has continued to be a popular destination
for hikers in Southside Virginia. More than 110 miles of this trail rests on property conveyed by Norfolk Southern
for the conversion to trails.

In Allegheny County, Pa., Norfolk Southern helped close critical gaps in the Great Allegheny Passage Trail
between Washington, D.C., and Pittsburgh, a distance of approximately 330 miles. Norfolk Southern allowed
aerial easements for the construction of bridges over active operating property and provided easements and
property to establish a safe passage for trail users.

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SOCIAL PERFORMANCE
Sharing the sustainability vision: Norfolk Southern employees embrace the corporate commitment
to foster a safe work environment, treat everyone with respect, cultivate diversity as a strength of the
organization, and enhance quality of life in the communities the company serves.

The Norfolk Southern Creed

We are responsible to our stockholders, customers, employees, and the communities we serve.
For all our constituencies, we will make safety our highest priority.
For our customers, we will provide quality service, always trying to
reduce our costs in order to offer competitive prices.
For our stockholders, we will strive to earn a return on their equity investment that will increase
the value of their ownership. By generating a reasonable return on invested capital, we will
provide the security of a financially strong company to our customers, employees, stockholders,
and communities.
For our employees, our greatest asset, we will provide fair and dignified treatment with equal opportunity
at every level. We will seek a talented, diverse work force and management with the highest standards
of honesty and fairness.
For the communities we serve, we will be good corporate citizens, seeking to enhance their quality of
life through service, jobs, investment, and the energies and good will of our employees.

Our employees make things happen

Many Norfolk Southern employees were thinking green even before we named a corporate sustainability
officer in December 2007—the first Class 1 railroad to do so. Since then, our public corporate commitment to
sustainability has unleashed a groundswell of grassroots energy and creativity.

With an eye toward long-term sustainability, employee workplaces across our 22-state rail network have become
fertile ground for brainstorming ways to reduce waste, cut costs, and improve operating efficiencies.

Employee buy-in has been a key to achieving gains in sustainability. We encourage employees to offer
suggestions on how to make the railroad greener, safer, and more efficient. They provide a steady stream of
ideas on the company‘s Footprints and innovatioNS Web pages.

―Our employees have stepped up to help us expand our sustainability efforts,‖ said Blair Wimbush,
Norfolk Southern‘s vice president real estate and corporate sustainability officer. ―We‘re getting a lot done.‖

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Workers go green by thinking blue
One thing we hear consistently from employees is that they want to do more to
recycle where they work. It‘s not an easy thing, however, to implement an effective
recycling program across our sprawling network of yards, terminals, and rail facilities.

Undaunted, many employees have stepped up to help take the lead. One of the most
ambitious efforts got underway in late 2009, and it could provide us with a blueprint to
eventually expand recycling systemwide.

With corporate backing, a core group of employees at our Harrisburg, Pa., terminal
launched the initiative. Their aim: to get more employees at the terminal‘s three yards
in the habit of recycling paper, bottles, and cans.

With lessons learned from the six-month pilot, they are moving ahead now to spread recycling across the entire
Harrisburg Division, which extends across a five-state area in our Northern Region. They also are developing a
―how to‖ tool kit that will be used to help other employee work groups across the system start successful
recycling initiatives.

A “lotto” bottles

The Harrisburg pilot brought together a team of employees representing the railroad‘s operating departments,
including mechanical, engineering, and transportation, as well as nonoperating groups such as claims. To
bolster the effort, our company purchased more than 100 blue recycling bins and dumpsters. They were placed
in strategic locations to make it easy for employees to drop in bottles and cans.

A primary target of the recycling campaign focused on plastic water

bottles, which the company provides for transportation crews. When
empty, the bottles often are tossed in trash cans with nonrecycled
waste. Sometimes, they end up discarded around the yard.

As an extra incentive to recycle them, the recycling team borrowed

an idea from a successful recycling project started by employees at
our Knoxville, Tenn., terminal. The incentive involved a bottle ―lotto,‖
in which employees wrote their names on bottles before dropping
them in a recycling bin. That gave them the chance to win prizes in
a lotto drawing, including shirts, hats, and flashlights from the
company catalogue.

It was a big hit: Within a month, employees had recycled some

18,000 bottles.

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Since the pilot began, recycled material overall has increased by nearly 800 pounds a month at the Harrisburg
yard, and by about 1,039 pounds at the Enola yard, which lacked recycling containers prior to the project. In
turn, less trash is being hauled to the landfill, potentially saving us waste disposal costs over the long term.

The strong employee response did not surprise Tom Teffeteller, chief dispatcher in Harrisburg and leader of
the recycling committee.

―Employees are very willing to recycle,‖ he said. ―It‘s just a matter of changing thought processes and making
it easier for people to do. Being a green company makes us attractive as a place to do business, and on a
personal level it‘s the right thing to do to try and help our own environment.‖

Tapping into grassroots

The Harrisburg experience is an example of how Norfolk

Southern is trying to draw on employee energy at the local
level to leverage sustainability.

―When you‘ve got a motivated group of employees you can really

make something good happen,‖ said Karin Stamy, a Norfolk Southern
general attorney who serves on our corporate sustainability team.

Stamy volunteered to work with the Harrisburg recycling team to oversee progress and provide corpor ate
support. Beyond her interest in seeing Harrisburg succeed, Stamy said she is personally committed
to recycling.

―Recycling is important because it‘s good for the environment, it‘s good for our business, and it‘s good for
our communities,‖ Stamy said. ―Why put a plastic bottle in a trash bin and send it to a landfill where it‘s going
to sit for however long, when it can be recycled and put into some kind of useful product?‖

Those plastic water bottles, for instance, eventually could be recycled into plastic pellets that a customer
transports in our rail cars.

―There could be a possible business angle for us, but the main thing is that there is real employee interest in
recycling,‖ Stamy said. ―Most of us recycle at home in some fashion, so why can‘t we do that at our place of
business, too? It could save us money, it could make us money, and it‘s the right thing to do.‖

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Sustainability smorgasbord
When it comes to local employee initiatives to support Norfolk Southern‘s corporate sustainability objectives, it‘s
like a smorgasbord, with enough variety to whet everyone‘s appetite for participation.

A May 2010 consumer electronics recycling event resulted in more than 1 ton of electronics being collected over
a two-day period. The first-ever event in Atlanta was so successful that a second one was scheduled for the fall,
expanded to include Norfolk and Roanoke employee locations.

All consumer electronic goods are accepted, including computers, cell phones,

GPS devices, laptops, PC workstations, desktop printers and copiers, toner cartridges, UPS devices,
rechargeable batteries, fax machines, servers, keyboards, mice, internal or external hard drives, small
appliances such as mixers, small microwaves and toasters, and computer monitors. With the help of recycling
partner Recycletronics, all materials are broken down into separate components for processing and
reintroduction to the market in the form of new products. That means they are not dumped in a landfill.

Additional employee sustainability efforts included some new ones and others carried over from previous years.

Among activities in Roanoke, employees:

Installed can crushers for more aluminum can recycling volume

Used proceeds from aluminum can recycling to purchase root-vue system and seeds for
local schools
Recycled printer cartridges
Used proceeds from cartridge recycling to purchase more than $400 (since project inception) in school
supplies for local children
Hosted contest for children using recycled printer paper with winners receiving trees through
Arbor Day membership
Hosted quarterly lunch-and-learn sessions with guest speakers on topics including biking to work,
eating sustainably, the NS 999 prototype locomotive, running/walking locally
Continued rechargeable battery recycling
Continued mixed paper and plastic recycling
Hosted Earth Day display
Participated in Clean Commute Fridays in May
Provided employees with community-sponsored agriculture information
Participated in the second annual Gallop 4 the Greenways
Participated on team to create recycling program for NSTV, an internal video medium

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Norfolk Southern sets industry safety standard
Norfolk Southern is committed to a vision to ―be the safest, most customer-focused, and successful
transportation company in the world.‖

The company takes special pride in its

employee safety record. For 21 consecutive
years, the people of Norfolk Southern have
earned the rail industry‘s top award for
employee safety, the prestigious E.H.
Harriman Award gold medal. Norfolk
Southern‘s strong safety culture has set
the standard for railway workplace safety.

The Harriman Awards were founded by the

late Mrs. Mary W. Harriman in memory of her
husband, Edward H. Harriman, a legend in
American railroading. Today, the awards
are administered under the auspices of the
E.H. Harriman Memorial Awards Institute, with
support from the Mary W. Harriman Foundation.

Norfolk Southern is committed to public

safety efforts to eliminate injuries and deaths
resulting from collisions between motor
vehicles and trains at highway-rail grade
crossings, as well as from trespassing
on railroad property.

To help educate the public about highway-rail grade crossing safety and to
discourage trespassing on private railroad property, Norfolk Southern has been
a strong supporter of Operation Lifesaver, the national safety program, since
its inception in the early 1970s. In 2009 and 2010, Norfolk Southern was a
sponsor of Operation Lifesaver‘s Common Sense campaign targeting younger
audiences with the goal of reducing car-train collisions and trespasser incidents.

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 In 2007, Norfolk Southern launched the unique ―Train Your Brain‖ safety
campaign, which in 2010 has attracted attention with dramatic dire
warnings about the consequences of racing trains at crossings. The novel
campaign features a giant walking brain that makes appearances at
community festivals. The campaign now is targeting several high-
incidence counties in Indiana.

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From new hires to veteran employees, training is essential

Training is essential to Norfolk Southern‘s operations. For every new hire in the agreement (union) work force,
that training begins at the company‘s training center near Atlanta. New employees spend between 40 and 320
hours there. Trainees in the company‘s management and operations supervisor programs also attend classes
at the facility.

Employee training and development does not begin and end with new hires. The second version of
Thoroughbred School, Norfolk Southern‘s innovative approach to work-force development, was introduced in
June 2010 and will continue through 2011. In Thoroughbred School, management employees from across the
company gather in Norfolk for four-day sessions that help them gain a broader understanding of Norfolk
Southern—from financials to operations to the global economy‘s impact on the business. Norfolk Southern also
supports employee education and development through online training, classroom instruction, and a tuition
reimbursement program.

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Equal treatment and opportunity for all
Norfolk Southern complies with all applicable laws, regulations, and executive orders concerning equal
opportunity and nondiscrimination, and the company offers employment, training, remuneration, advancement,
and all other privileges of employment on the basis of qualification and performance, regardless of race, religion,
color, national origin, gender, age, status as a covered veteran, sexual orientation, the presence of a disability,
or any other legally protected status.

The explicit intention is to assure equal treatment and opportunity for all employees and employment applicants
beyond simple compliance with the letter of civil rights legislation, and to make every effort through affirmative
action to comply fully with the spirit of equal employment opportunity.

Consistent with the corporation‘s commitment to equal treatment and opportunity for all employees and
employment applicants, the company‘s Equal Employment Opportunity staff meets with department supervisors
to make certain the corporation‘s EEO policy is being followed. Company representatives explain the EEO
policy thoroughly in employee orientation and management training programs. The EEO staff also develops
training programs and conducts special meetings to explain the content of the policy and individual responsibility
for effective implementation, making clear the corporation‘s commitment on EEO matters.

The EEO staff is responsible for auditing implementation of the corporation‘s affirmative action program. The
auditing process includes: (a) monitoring records on applicants, hires, promotions, terminations, and transfers
at all levels to ensure nondiscrimination; (b) evaluating each facility periodically concerning the degree to which
projected goals have been met; (c) reviewing the results of each evaluation, as necessary, with appropriate
levels of management; (d) advising senior management periodically of program effectiveness and appropriate
remedial action.

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Recognizing and using everyone‟s best talents
Diversity is the collective mixture of similarities and differences that impact our work force, workplace, and
marketplace. Managing diversity is a continuous process to recognize, cultivate, and use all the best talents
of our employees. Diversity produces better business outcomes by using everyone‘s talents and perspectives
to improve service and the bottom line.

Through diversity, we create an environment in which everyone is treated fairly and with respect, in which all
people are recognized and rewarded based on their unique abilities and contributions, and in which everyone
has equal opportunity for growth and advancement.

The Diversity Council at Norfolk

Southern is a corporate-sponsored
group of selected employees who
represent a demographic cross-
section of the organization. The
Diversity Council assists the
company‘s efforts to create a more
inclusive and productive workplace.
It works to foster a climate of fairness,
mutual respect, and professionalism
for all employees.

Norfolk Southern also has a women‘s

network, WiNS, that is open to all
employees. WiNS gives Norfolk
Southern a competitive advantage by
empowering employee leadership,
development, and networking. In
2009, another organization, YoungNS,
was launched to facilitate networking
and professional development among
the company‘s newer employees.

Norfolk Southern has identified

several diversity goals to support the
company‘s business objectives:

Maintain an inclusive work environment that promotes respect among employees throughout all levels of
the organization, thus enhancing the safety, creativity, productivity, and job satisfaction of every employee.
Capitalize on diversity as a business practice that improves the bottom line.
Develop everyone‘s best abilities and fully recognize everyone‘s talents.

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 Make Norfolk Southern the employer and service provider of choice.
Attract and retain a qualified and diverse work force, and cultivate respectful and effective leaders.
Participate in community and customer outreach.
Promote the development of diversity by educating employees on the benefits of a diverse
work force.

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Benefits to help care for today, plan for the future

Norfolk Southern offers a comprehensive benefits package to care for our employees and their families today
and to help them plan for their future.

For our unionized work force, called agreement employees because they are covered by collective bargaining
agreements, Norfolk Southern participates in the Railroad Employees National Health and Welfare Plan,
which is a collectively bargained welfare benefit plan providing medical, mental health and substance abuse,
prescription drug, dental, vision, life, and accidental death and dismemberment benefits for virtually all unionized
employees of the biggest rail carriers, called ―Class 1‖ railroads. More than half of the railroad‘s unionized
employees are covered by one of several short-term disability supplemental sickness benefit plans. Unionized
employees also are eligible to participate in a 401(k) savings plan with a company match.

For management employees who are not members of a union, called nonagreement employees, Norfolk
Southern provides medical, mental health and substance abuse, prescription drug, dental, vision, and life
insurance benefits. The company provides a range of options that allows employees to choose coverage that
is best for each employee‘s needs.

Nonagreement employees can elect other benefits, such as accidental death and dismemberment insurance,
health and dependent care reimbursement accounts, and long-term care insurance, with employees paying the full
cost for such benefits. Nonagreement employees are eligible for salary continuance benefits for one to six months
based on length of service. Long-term disability benefits, plus other qualifying benefits, designed to pay a portion
of an employee‘s salary if total disability occurs, add up to 50 percent of basic monthly salary. Nonagreement
employees also are eligible to participate in a 401(k) savings plan in which the company matches up to 3.5 percent
of employee contributions. The company also provides a defined benefit retirement plan for nonagreement
employees. This pension benefit is fully funded by Norfolk Southern, and an employee is vested in the benefits
after five years of service with the company.

For all employees, Norfolk Southern offers a matching gifts program designed to encourage employee support
of eligible nonprofit educational, cultural, and environmental organizations where employees can receive
matching gifts support for eligible contributions of up to $35,000 per calendar year. Norfolk Southern contributes
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program designed to help further an employee‘s education that is available to all full-time employees with six
months of service and provides a maximum individual benefit of $5,250 per calendar year. There are 11 paid
holidays, and all eligible employees earn vacation ranging from one week to five weeks based on length
of service.

In addition to benefits provided by Norfolk Southern, railroad employees are covered by the Railroad Retirement
and Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act, which provides retirement and unemployment benefits to workers
and families. Employees and employers in the railroad industry pay Railroad Retirement taxes instead of FICA
taxes under Social Security. While payroll taxes for Railroad Retirement are slightly higher, it provides benefits
at retirement that are significantly greater than Social Security.

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The power of WellNS to help choose healthy lifestyles

WellNS, Norfolk Southern‘s voluntary employee wellness program launched in 2008, focuses on the No. 1
cause of chronic disease—behavior, and how everyone can make choices for healthy living.

The WellNS motto, ―I‘ve Got the Power,‖ celebrates opportunities to influence the health and wellness of
employees, family members, peers, and friends in three important areas.

1. ―The power of knowing my health‖ emphasizes the importance of knowing your numbers: blood
pressure, body mass index, and cholesterol. WellNS encourages employees to take advantage of
Norfolk Southern-provided benefits packages that pay all or most of the cost of annual physicals.
The company also offers free health screenings during the year at major employee centers throughout
the system, and since December 2009, more than 2,100 employees have participated.
2. ―The power of getting active‖ touts the benefits of exercise. Norfolk Southern offers discounts at gyms
in most areas where it has 100 or more employees. Trained coaches are available to employees to help
get them started on an appropriate program of physical activity.
3. ―The power of quitting tobacco‖ points out the health benefits of stopping tobacco use and offers
employees resources to assist them in ending their tobacco habits. For those who want to quit, trained
coaches are available to help create a plan to help them succeed.

Additional WellNS benefits include Weight Watchers discounts and a website loaded with tips on losing weight,
getting fit, and managing stress. Extensive resources on health and medical subjects are just clicks away.

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Government relations program informs and supports the
political process
The political process significantly impacts Norfolk Southern through government policies, legislation, and
regulatory decisions. As a result, Norfolk Southern‘s board of directors believes that it is in the best interests of
Norfolk Southern and its stockholders for the company to participate in the political process by engaging in a
government relations program.

The government relations program seeks to educate and inform public officials about issues important to Norfolk
Southern‘s business and supports public officials and candidates whose views match those of Norfolk Southern.
By doing so, Norfolk Southern furthers public policy goals that are consistent with the sustainability of our
business and values.

Norfolk Southern is committed to compliance with all applicable laws relating to our involvement in the public
policy and political process. All financial contributions adhere to federal, state, and local laws regarding
contribution limits on amount and source, criteria, and reporting requirements. Contribution information is a matter
of public record and is available to interested parties through sources such as the Federal Election Commission
and state campaign finance reports.

The Norfolk Southern board of directors has authorized the company to make contributions to state and local
candidates for public office, political committees and political parties, and for other political purposes, subject to
any legal limitations and applicable reporting requirements, up to $500,000 per calendar year. We make political
contributions when we determine them to be in the best interests of the company. These contributions are made
pursuant to a procedure whereby:

at least two authorized individuals initiate a contribution recommendation;

the recommendation is reviewed and approved by an attorney in the law department;
the recommendation is reviewed and approved by the vice president law; and
a check is drawn against a separate account maintained and funded solely for the purpose of
making such contributions and signed by two authorized individuals.

Norfolk Southern also has established a separate segregated fund under federal law, the Norfolk Southern
Corporation Good Government Fund.

The GGF is a nonpartisan political fund that provides financial support to candidates and office holders,
regardless of party affiliation, whose views match the interests of Norfolk Southern. The GGF is funded entirely
through voluntary contributions, primarily from NS employees, and is governed by a steering committee
consisting of NS employees.

GGF contributions are made pursuant to a procedure whereby:

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 at least two authorized individuals initiate a contribution recommendation;
the recommendation is reviewed and approved by an attorney in the law department; and
a check is drawn against the GGF‘s account and signed by two authorized individuals.

Both Norfolk Southern and the GGF use the services of an outside vendor to provide administrative support and
backup review of applicable legal requirements and restrictions, and to assist in meeting all reporting requirements.

Norfolk Southern also fosters sustainable development by participating in rail industry trade associations,
chambers of commerce and other trade organizations. These organizations promote collaboration among the
members and provide a forum to allow the members to focus on issue advocacy, and promote best practices in
safety, operations and business. Among many other benefits, membership typically provides Norfolk Southern
employees with the opportunity to participate in educational and public relations activities, industry conferences,
and networking opportunities.

The trade organizations in which we participate may engage in lobbying activities. We work with the other
members to ensure that lobbying conducted through trade organizations reflects our values and concerns. If a
trade organization wants to adopt a position with which we disagree, we will raise our concerns and we may
dissociate ourselves from the position.

We recognize that political candidates, office holders, and trade organizations may support positions that align
with some of Norfolk Southern‘s interests but which conflict with other interests. In these instances, we base our
involvement on those areas of mutual agreement that we believe will have the greatest benefit to our company.

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Complying with antitrust laws

Antitrust laws were enacted to promote free and fair competition. These laws regulate what Norfolk Southern
and its employees can do when acting alone or with our competitors. Antitrust laws prohibit conduct that goes
beyond fair competition and that is designed to harm a competitor, drive a competitor out of business, or prevent
new competition.

It is the policy of Norfolk Southern to comply fully with all applicable federal and state antitrust laws. No officer or
employee is permitted or authorized to take any action inconsistent with the antitrust laws or to permit or order
others to take such an action. Application of antitrust laws to particular facts rarely is simple, particularly in the
railroad industry where connecting railroads must work together to move customers‘ freight. Whenever any
officer or employee believes that proposed activity raises antitrust questions, they are instructed to contact the
Law Department, where designated attorneys can assist to ensure that we comply with the law and company
policy. In 2009, there were no findings of antitrust violations by Norfolk Southern.

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Thoroughbred Volunteers spruce up the Appalachian Trail
On a July Saturday, Norfolk Southern‘s Thoroughbred Volunteers took on
their biggest project since the employee volunteer program was launched
in 2006—pooling resources in three states and four locations for a ―Spruce-
It-Up‖ campaign focusing mainly on the Appalachian Trail.

Employees teamed up with the Appalachian Trail Conservancy and local

trail-maintenance clubs to clean and improve one of the nation‘s longest
and most popular scenic trails.

The 2,175-mile Appalachian Trail roughly parallels the 2,500-mile

Crescent Corridor, a multistate freight rail network that Norfolk Southern
is improving with the help of local, state, and federal partners to create
green jobs, stimulate local economies, and help relieve highway
congestion.

―These two initiatives—the Appalachian Trail and the Crescent Corridor—

demonstrate how the employees of Norfolk Southern share and support our
corporate commitment to responsible sustainability practices that are good
for communities, customers, and stockholders,‖ said Blair Wimbush, vice
president real estate and corporate sustainability officer. ―The Appalachian
Trail is adjacent to a large portion of our operating territory, and many of our
employees are avid hikers and outdoor sports enthusiasts.‖

Norfolk Southern employees in Atlanta worked with the Georgia

Appalachian Trail Club to transport lumber and other materials for
refurbishing the Plumorchard Gap Shelter in North Georgia. A group
in Harrisburg, Pa., worked with the Susquehanna Appalachian Trail
Club, clearing brush from the AT at Pine Grove Furnace State Park and
spreading stone in a nearby parking lot. Roanoke, Va., employees working
with the Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club cleaned culverts and ditches and
cut back tree overgrowth at AT landmark McAfee Knob near Catawba, Va.
A fourth group of Norfolk, Va., employees assembled at False Cape State
Park on the seashore in Virginia Beach, working with the Tidewater
Appalachian Trail Club to remove trash and debris.

―We‘re delighted that Norfolk Southern volunteers have joined the ranks
of volunteers who are dedicated to preserving the Appalachian Trail,‖ said
Jeanne Mahoney, volunteer resources coordinator for the Appalachian
Trail Conservancy. ―The trail is a natural resource to be treasured and
forever preserved, and this effort helps us achieve our mission.‖

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The ―Spruce-It-Up‖ campaign topped off a big year for the Thoroughbred Volunteers organization, which started as
a pilot in the Norfolk head-quarters of Norfolk Southern, then was launched in Roanoke in 2008, Atlanta in 2009,
and Harrisburg in 2010 with the Appalachian Trail cleanup.

In 2009 and for the first six months of 2010, more than 40 organizations benefited from Thoroughbred
Volunteers‘ support in Atlanta, Norfolk, and Roanoke, with 5,700 hours of service donated to local communities.

In addition to the Appalachian Trail Conservancy, a partial list of organizations supported by the volunteer
groups includes the Food Bank of Southeast Virginia, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Special Olympics,
Habitat for Humanity, Atlanta Community Food Bank, Hands On Atlanta, Senior Citizens Services of Atlanta,
Southwestern Virginia Second Harvest Food Bank, Mill Mountain Zoo in Roanoke, and several public schools
where children benefited by school supply drives.

Many Norfolk Southern employees also support various other civic efforts, from the arts and humanities to education
and recreation, and programs devoted to wellness and disease awareness, prevention, and cure, donating hours
of their time and other resources to their communities. Among them, teams of employees participated in Tour de
Cure, a series of fund-raising cycling events to benefit the American Diabetes Association, and the Susan G. Komen
Race for the Cure.

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„We appreciated the information you provided‟

That is a typical response when Norfolk Southern employees who are participants in the Thoroughbred
Speakers Network address community organizations.

Here‘s another comment: ―The information you provided confirmed that rail transportation is the most
economical and greenest way to ship products.‖

And another: ―We appreciate Norfolk Southern‘s investment in helping us understand the issues and
opportunities with freight rail and broaden our view of transportation solutions.‖

The 80 employees who make up the Norfolk Southern speakers bureau have given 112 presentations in
communities scattered throughout Norfolk Southern‘s territory and beyond.

It began with a simple idea to have employees tell the Norfolk Southern story. The speakers bureau works to
rekindle community connections that existed when railroad companies had a station agent in virtually every
town. It was easy for a community to identify with the railroad.

The speakers explain how Norfolk Southern‘s environmentally friendly, safe, and reliable rail freight
transportation system contributes to local and national economies. Many audience members are unaware that
Norfolk Southern helps provide everyday essentials, such as cars, merchandise, or coal to fuel electricity.

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A helping hand to our communities

As a major employer across the eastern United States, Norfolk Southern has a stake in the success of the many
communities we serve in our 22-state operating territory.

The Norfolk Southern Foundation, our charitable giving affiliate, is a reflection of our commitment to be a
responsible corporate citizen. Since its creation in 1984, the foundation has contributed nearly $111 million—
$25 million in the past five years—to thousands of civic and community organizations.

These cash awards and matching gifts expand educational opportunities for children; provide food and shelter
for the needy; bolster community arts and cultural offerings; preserve the environment; and promote business
development—all ingredients needed for safe, healthy, thriving communities.

In particular, we place a priority on ensuring that children have access to a first-class education and are
prepared to be productive and valued citizens and employees.

The foundation, for instance, is a charter giver to the ACCESS College Foundation, a nonprofit that has helped
hundreds of high school graduates in the Norfolk, Va., region achieve their dream of going to college. Many are
the first in their family to earn a degree.

Since 1988, the foundation has given $1.05 million to ACCESS, which provides ―last dollar‖ scholarships to fill
gaps in financial aid and employs advisors to help guide underserved students and their families through the
college search and application process.

As economy slumped, our giving increased

In 2009, as a global economic downturn brought rising unemployment and economic hardship, the foundation‘s
cash grants rose by 11.8 percent over the prior year. Much of the increase went to help recession-hit
communities provide for struggling families.

Overall in 2009, the foundation awarded grants valued at more than $5.7 million. That included $1.24 million to
local United Way organizations, a 22 percent increase over 2008.

In addition, the foundation stepped up support for other community groups that provide health and human
services. More than $509,000—a 42 percent increase over 2008—went to such groups as ForKids, which helps
homeless families become self-supporting; Children‘s Hospital of the King‘s Daughters, which is dedicated to
children‘s health and well-being; and Hands On Atlanta, which matches volunteers with community needs.

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The foundation also gave more to education and to organizations that share our commitment t o workplace
diversity. In 2009, $393,450 in grants—a nearly 8 percent increase—went to organizations that support
higher education for minorities and women, more productive community relations, and services to
underserved populations.

Along with that, the foundation provided grants to a variety of groups that bring arts and cultural opportunities to
the regions we serve. They include symphonies and opera, museums, public radio and TV, theaters, zoos, and
cultural centers, including the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

Also benefiting were local police, fire, and emergency services, as well as environmental groups working to
clean up waterways and protect coastal habitats from overdevelopment.

In 2010, the foundation expects to allocate grants estimated at $5.6 million to support similar community needs,
including 17 first-time recipients. The projected grants include $1.33 million for United Way agencies; $412,386
for other health and human services; $926,875 for education; $1.02 million for arts and culture; $320,000 for
civic, community, and environment; and $1.5 million for matching gifts.

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Responding to an environmental disaster
After the Gulf Coast oil spill in April 2010, several Norfolk Southern employees who are military reservists joined
their reserve units for relief duty as part of Operation Deepwater Horizon.

Among those who assisted communities impacted by the spill were Derrick Carter, a locomotive engineer who
works out of our Oliver Yard in New Orleans, and Nathanial McKean, a conductor based in Decatur, Ill. Carter is
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a technical sergeant in the 159 Fighter Wing of the U.S. Air Force National Guard. McKean is a Blackhawk
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helicopter pilot with the U.S. Army National Guard‘s 106 Aviation unit.

Carter serves on a special reaction team that provides

assistance to local police agencies during disaster situations.
He spent three months working alongside police in two Louisiana
communities. McKean was in Louisiana for about two weeks,
airlifting massive sandbags to shore up levees to prevent oil from
washing into inland marshes and waterways.

In 2005, Carter lost his home and belongings in New Orleans when
Hurricane Katrina struck the coast. His personal experience with
disaster motivated him to get involved in the oil spill relief. ―I wanted
to go do my part and give back from my appreciation of how people
helped me five years ago,‖ Carter said. ―There were people who
couldn‘t work and feed their families because of the spill.‖

To support military reservists who requested time off for Gulf Coast duty, the company provided monthly income
supplements and continuation of existing health and life insurance coverage. All of the benefits were in addition
to those required by law.

Both Carter and McKean said they appreciate the backing the railroad has provided for employees who are
military reservists.

―Norfolk Southern fully supports our military, and I really salute them for that,‖ Carter said. ―I‘ve never had a job
like this where it‘s never a question or issue or any backlash when I have to mark off for military duty.‖

Added McKean, who returned earlier in the year from nine months of reserve duty in Iraq: ―A lot of people ask
about whether my employer is OK with my taking time off for the military, and I tell them I‘ve never been hassled
for doing that. The company‘s support has been very helpful, and I appreciate that.‖

The commitment McKean and Carter demonstrated in helping out following the oil spill, and the corporate
support they received, are recent examples of a longtime Norfolk Southern tradition of assisting communities
following calamities.

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While hurricanes, snow, ice, fog, or extreme temperatures present operational challenges for Norfolk Southern,
sometimes the effect on local communities served by the railroad is devastating. Norfolk Southern has been a
dependable partner in helping communities recover from natural disasters. Here are some examples from the
past 24 years.

2005-2006
After Hurricane Katrina washed out five miles of Norfolk Southern‘s 5.8-mile bridge across Lake Pontchartrain
in August 2005, railroad crews did the near-impossible. They pulled the track from the lake bed, rebuilt the
bridge, and reinstated freight rail service in just 16 days, enabling much-needed supplies and materials to move
in and out of New Orleans. In 2005 and 2006, Norfolk Southern provided financial support for community
recovery efforts. Along its lines in Louisiana, Alabama, and Mississippi, Norfolk Southern contributed directly to
local and state emergency responders and other community organizations, and matched employee donations to
designated national relief organizations.

2004
Following the devastating December tsunami in Southeast Asia, Norfolk Southern provided special funds
matching dollar-per-dollar employee contributions to designated relief organizations.

2001
To aid families displaced by flooding, Norfolk Southern donated flat land in southern West Virginia.

1999
Norfolk Southern supported relief efforts after Hurricane Floyd hit the East Coast.

1993
Norfolk Southern donated transportation to assist victims of the ―Great Flood of ‘93.‖

1992
Norfolk Southern carried relief supplies originating in 13 states to victims of
Hurricane Andrew.

1989
Norfolk Southern moved supplies for victims of Hurricane Hugo.

1986
Norfolk Southern helped farmers in the drought-stricken Southeast with free movement of hay to 150
destinations in seven states.

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Norfolk Southern earns 10th TRANSCAER National Achievement Award
Norfolk Southern safely transports hazardous materials, ranging from petroleum products to industrial chemicals,
across our 22-state network. These materials are vital to consumers and the U.S. economy, but they require
careful handling and preparedness for incidents.

To ensure that this cargo is shipped safely, Norfolk Southern has extensive education and training programs in
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place—not only for our employees but for the communities we serve. In 2009, for the 10 time overall and the
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8 consecutive year, the railroad earned a TRANSCAER National Achievement Award for our commitment to
safe handling of hazardous materials.

TRANSCAER—Transportation Community Awareness

and Emergency Response—is a voluntary, nationwide
outreach effort that helps communities prepare for
and respond to transportation incidents involving the
release of hazardous materials. Volunteer members
represent chemical producers, distributors, carriers,
emergency first responders, and government agencies.

The award recognizes Norfolk Southern‘s efforts to

support TRANSCAER‘s initiatives.

Being prepared is key

During the year, our employees participated in TRANSCAER events that provided training to more than 4,600
emergency responders across Norfolk Southern‘s system.

At these events, local emergency planning committees, emergency responders, and government officials
participated in classroom and hands-on training sessions, table-top simulations, and actual drills. The training
offers local responders a unique opportunity to learn about railroad equipment, the transport of chemicals by
rail, and the importance of planning for potential hazardous material transportation emergencies.

Norfolk Southern worked alongside such companies as DuPont, BASF, and Norfalco Corp., as well as such
government organizations as the U.S. departments of energy and transportation.

For the sixth consecutive year, Norfolk Southern sponsored a TRANSCAER whistle stop tour on our rail system.
The special train, which includes railroad tank cars used for training, traveled through New York, Ohio, and West
Virginia. More than 750 emergency responders were trained during the five-day tour.

Norfolk Southern routinely moves training rail cars free of charge for chemical customers for use in drills and
training of emergency responders.

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Through our Norfolk Southern Foundation, the railroad also provides grants and scholarships to support training
in hazardous material emergencies for police, fire, and other emergency personnel who work in communities
along our system. In 2009, the foundation gave $55,500 in grants to 44 local communities and emergency
response organizations, and awarded 65 scholarships valued at $103,350.

TRANSCAER is sponsored by the American Chemistry Council, Association of American Railroads, Chemical
Educational Foundation, CHEMTREC™, The Chlorine Institute Inc., and National Tank Truck Carriers Inc. For
more information on TRANSCAER, visit www.transcaer.com.

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Others recognize us as a leader

Norfolk Southern strives to be the industry leader in every area of the rail business, whether safety, customer
service, community involvement, or as an employer of choice. We are honored and gratified when others
recognize our efforts. Here are examples of recognition that Norfolk Southern and our employees received
during the past year.

No. 1 in railroad safety

Norfolk Southern won the E.H. Harriman Gold Medal Award for 2009 for having the best employee safety record
among North America‘s largest line-haul railroads. The company‘s work force has earned the award for an
unprecedented 21 consecutive years. The award is granted based on the railroad having the lowest injury rate
per 200,000 employee-hours worked.

A green supply chain leader

Inbound Logistics named Norfolk Southern to its inaugural list of 25 green supply chain partners. The magazine
said it created the list ―to celebrate companies that are on the cutting edge of green; and we want to provide
shippers with examples of how service providers are making the sustainability leap, and justification for why they
are a cut above.‖

Norfolk Southern was singled out for its Green Machine, a carbon footprint analyzer that allows shipping
companies to estimate emissions savings by choosing rail instead of highway. The magazine also highlighted
the railroad‘s investment to upgrade its locomotive fleet, making Norfolk Southern the rail industry leader in
meeting or exceeding federal emissions guidelines.

―The recognition is in part for Norfolk Southern‘s sustainable supply chain vision, but most importantly for
providing practical real-world services and solutions helping leading logistics practitioners achieve their
sustainability goals,‖ said Keith Biondo, the magazine‘s publisher.

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Great place to start a career

In its 2009 ranking of top employers for new college graduates, BusinessWeek magazine ranked Norfolk
Southern No. 26 on its list of 50 best places to launch a career. The list is based on a survey of U.S. employers,
college career services directors, and some 60,000 college undergraduates. Norfolk Southern made the list by
demonstrating what the magazine said were ―certain characteristics that all great employers share: great pay
and benefits, top-notch training programs, and opportunities for rapid advancement.‖

Cindy Earhart, Norfolk Southern‘s vice president human resources, said: ―With demand for freight transportation
expected to grow 88 percent by 2035, the rail industry offers stability, with fantastic opportunities for a long-term
career path. We offer competitive salaries and benefits and have a strong tradition of promoting from within
the company.‖

Best provider of logistics service

Toyota Logistics Services awarded Norfolk Southern its 2009 President‘s Award for overall logistics excellence
among rail carriers. The award, the highest award the automotive company gives to a logistics provider, is
based on overall performance in customer service, on-time performance, and quality. This is the seventh time
Norfolk Southern has received the award since the program began in 1996. The railroad moved approximately
480,000 Toyota vehicles in 2009, including those originating from Norfolk Southern-served plants in
Georgetown, Ky., Lafayette, Ind., and Princeton, Ind.

A diverse place to do business

For its commitment to a diverse workplace, Black Enterprise magazine named Norfolk Southern to its sixth
annual list of 40 Best Companies for Diversity. Corporations making the list were evaluated based on their
demonstration of diversity in four key areas: the percentage of African Americans and other ethnic minorities
making up the board of directors, work force, and senior management, and the percentage of total procurement
dollars spent on business supply companies owned by African Americans and other ethnic minorities.

The list was generated based on a survey sent to the nation‘s top 1,000 companies, as well as 100 leading
global companies with major U.S. operations. The magazine noted that the companies selected continued to
place a high value on inclusion despite slashed budgets, job layoffs, and restructured operations caused by
the recession.

Taking the lead in green design

The American Council of Engineering Companies of Tennessee presented Norfolk Southern with an
Engineering Excellence Honor Award for a green building project at our Sheffield Yard in Alabama. We
replaced an old wastewater treatment plant at the yard with a facility that incorporated sustainable design
materials. The building featured such environmentally friendly elements as glass blocks to enhance lighting
and reduce electricity use; masonry block walls made of recycled material; and a pitched hip roof to lower
energy needed to cool the building.

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The plant was the first green building constructed on Norfolk Southern‘s system as part of a companywide
initiative to incorporate sustainable design into our railroad facilities. Our building project was one of three
presented with an ACEC award out of 35 projects submitted by various industries.

Tops in law enforcement

The National Joint Terrorism Task Force recognized Curt Stanley, a Norfolk Southern police supervisory special
agent, as the NJTTF officer of the year in 2009. Since 2003, Stanley has served as liaison between the freight
rail industry‘s law enforcement community and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

As the first and only railroad police official to serve on the task force, Stanley acted as Rail Security Program
manager in 2008 and 2009 in the absence of an FBI supervisor. He spearheaded expansion of a nationwide rail
liaison agent program, developed and implemented rail safety and familiarization training programs for FBI and
rail liaison agents, and helped form regional working groups linking rail police with local counterterrorism
investigators. As a result of his dedication, enthusiasm, and leadership, America‘s freight rail system is more
secure from potential terrorist activity, the NJTTF said.

Salesman of the year

Tate & Lyle, a global manufacturer of renewable food and industrial ingredients, named Bruce Amrhien, a senior
account manager in Norfolk Southern‘s industrial products group, national railroad salesperson of the year in
2009. Working with the firm‘s flagship plant in Decatur, Ill., two facilities in Lafayette, Ind., and a plant in Loudon,
Tenn., Amrhien helps Tate & Lyle ship a variety of corn- and grain-based products over NS‘ rail network.
Amrhien goes the extra mile to ensure customer satisfaction, said Lynn Hiser, Tate & Lyle‘s director of
transportation. ―His attention to detail and his attention to making sure the customer is taken care of really make
Bruce stand out,‖ Hiser said.

Clean Air Commuter Champions

Equating reductions in air pollution to elephant weight, Midtown Transportation Solutions in Atlanta recognized
10 Norfolk Southern employees as Clean Air Commuter Champions for the second quarter 2010. MTS said that
nine employees through sustained efforts ―eliminated 25,000 pounds of air pollution—the equivalent weight of a
pair of adult elephants—by carpooling, vanpooling, walking, biking, riding transit, and/or teleworking instead of
driving to and from work.‖

The tenth employee, Jeff Lott, associate designer, IT, ―eliminated 50,000 pounds of air pollution—the
equivalent weight of four adult elephants—through his sustained efforts toward clean commuting,‖ MTS said,
adding that ―only 11 other commuters have achieved this impressive status in Midtown.‖

MTS said the commuter champions ―helped reduce traffic congestion and allowed us all to breathe a little
easier.‖ It noted that 247 Norfolk Southern employees participate in MTS commuter programs.

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Here are the two-elephant champions:

Art Andrews, customer service representative,

transportation

Ed Bernardiener, associate designer, IT

Keith Borders, assistant manager clearances,

transportation

Kenneth Garrison, chief clerk, Central Yard

Operations, transportation

Kendall Hearn, system manager architectural services

Terry Randolph, clerk, Centralized Yard

Operations, transportation

Jerry Richstein, industrial engineer, strategic planning

Olivia Sowell, supervisor automotive service and

distribution, transportation

Carolyn Timme, secretary, engineering, design

and construction

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OUR BUSINESS PROFILE
A premier rail freight transportation service provider: Norfolk Southern Corporation is one of
the nation‘s premier transportation companies. Its Norfolk Southern Railway subsidiary operates
approximately 21,000 route miles in 22 states and the District of Columbia, serves every major container
port in the eastern United States, and provides efficient connections to other rail carriers. Norfolk Southern
operates the most extensive intermodal network in the East and is a major transporter of coal and
industrial products.

Moving the Goods That Move the Economy

Our railway transports raw materials, intermediate products, and finished goods in the Southeast, East, and
Midwest and, via interchange with rail carriers, to and from the rest of the United States. Norfolk Southern also
transports overseas freight through ports we serve on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts, and provides comprehensive
logistics services. The common stock of Norfolk Southern is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the
symbol ―NSC.‖

Norfolk Southern was incorporated in Virginia on July 23, 1980. On June 1, 1982, Norfolk Southern acquired
control of two major operating railroads, Norfolk and Western Railway Company and Southern Railway
Company. Through a limited liability company, Norfolk Southern and CSX Corporation jointly own Conrail Inc.,
whose primary subsidiary is Consolidated Rail Corporation. Norfolk Southern has a 58 percent economic and
a 50 percent voting interest in the jointly owned entity.

Norfolk Southern‘s major operating subsidiary is Norfolk Southern Railway Company, which, together with
its railroad subsidiaries, transports freight classified in the following market groups (also noting in each case the
percentage of total railway operating revenues contributed in 2009): coal (29 percent); intermodal (19 percent);
agriculture, consumer products, and government (15 percent); chemicals (13 percent); metals and construction
(9 percent); paper, clay, and forest products (8 percent); and automotive (7 percent). Although most of Norfolk
Southern‘s customers are domestic, ultimate points of origination or destination for some of the products transported
(particularly coal bound for export and some intermodal containers) may be outside the United States.

This is Norfolk Southern‘s third sustainability report and covers the reporting period Jan. 1–Dec. 31, 2009,
except as otherwise noted. Its content is informed by the Sustainability Reporting Guidelines of the Global
Reporting Initiative.

Our Environmental Policy Council, comprised of senior corporate officers, and our Safety and Environmental
Protection Department ensure that appropriate policies, procedures, and resources are in place to address
environmental, health, and safety issues across the Norfolk Southern rail system. The council, a corporate
sustainability team headed by our corporate sustainability officer, and a group of core executive sponsors,
including the chief executive officer, verified the accuracy and reliability of this report.

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Norfolk Southern makes available free of charge through its website at http://www.nscorp.com its annual report
on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and all amendments to those
reports as soon as reasonably practicable after such material is electronically filed with or furnished to the
Securities and Exchange Commission.

In addition, the following documents are available on the company‘s website and in print by request:

Corporate Governance Guidelines

Charters of the Committees of the Board of Directors
The Thoroughbred Code of Ethics
Code of Ethical Conduct for Senior Financial Officers
Categorical Independence Standards for Directors

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OUR GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE AND
MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
A vision for safety, service, success: Norfolk Southern‘s corporate policies and procedures guide our
economic, environmental, and social performance toward a vision: To be the safest, most customer-
focused, and successful transportation company in the world.

A corporate SPIRIT of core values

At Norfolk Southern, our good name stands at the heart of who we are and have been for 180 years. Our
people, customers, communities, and stockholders are important to us, and strong relationships with each of
these groups are vital to our success. A set of core values, called SPIRIT values, define behaviors that are key
to fulfilling our corporate creed and vision statement. Not intended to be limiting, the SPIRIT values—Safety,
Performance, Integrity, Respect, Innovation, and Teamwork—provide a framework for Norfolk Southern‘s
expectations for employee conduct.

Safety: We put safety first by taking care of the people around us and following the rules.

Performance: We are performance-driven and committed to providing quality customer service.

We act on facts and are accountable for results.

Integrity: We do the right thing. We are open, fair, honest, and straightforward.

Respect: We believe in the importance of all of our stakeholders. We value the ideas and beliefs
of our co-workers.

Innovation: We constantly seek new ideas and creative solutions to business challenges.

Teamwork: We believe that working together always produces the best results.

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A code of ethics supports values
The Thoroughbred Code of Ethics builds upon the SPIRIT values by providing us with a mutual understanding
of how we are expected to conduct ourselves. Norfolk Southern‘s directors, officers, and employees are
expected to conduct themselves in accordance with the SPIRIT values and the code of ethics. By doing so, we
maintain our good name and our strong relationships with our customers, stockholders, fellow employees, and
the communities we serve.

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Formal policies and procedures implement and enhance governance

Our corporate policies and procedures provide detailed guidance for implementation of Norfolk Southern‘s
SPIRIT values and The Thoroughbred Code of Ethics. Policies and procedures address topics related to
economic, environmental, and social performance.

Norfolk Southern is committed to protecting the quality of the environment for our employees, our customers, and
our communities. Specifically, it is Norfolk Southern‘s policy to ensure that every employee is trained in and fully
understands the environmental requirements of the job and is responsible and accountable for conducting work
activities in a manner that meets or exceeds applicable environmental compliance standards. Our policies protect
the environmental quality of Norfolk Southern‘s real estate through sound management of land, water, and other
property resources. Our policy is to comply fully with applicable laws and regulations related to protecting the
environment and transporting environmentally sensitive materials. We cooperate fully with all governmental
authorities charged with protecting the environment or with regulating transportation of hazardous materials. It is
our policy to ensure that appropriate public agencies are informed about any incident relating to Norfolk Southern
operations that has the potential to cause harm to surrounding communities and the environment. Further, we
strive to minimize waste through activities such as recycling, reduced consumption of energy, greater use of
environmentally preferred materials, and use of nonpolluting technologies, procedures, and work practices.

Norfolk Southern‘s corporate procedures require that corporate activities must be handled in accordance
with these policy objectives, and in compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws and
regulations. Overriding procedural objectives to implement these policies include:

protecting people and communities;

protecting the environment;
budgeting for environmental quality; and
anticipating legislative impacts on current operations.

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To ensure continuing improvement, reduction of pollution, and achievement of these policy objectives,
appropriate processes for measuring performance, reporting environmental information, and evaluating
environmental effects have been implemented. Each employee is to regard this effort to attain environmental
quality as both a personal and a corporate responsibility, and employees at all levels throughout the corporation
have specific responsibilities for implementing the environmental policy. Norfolk Southern‘s corporate policies
and procedures are made available to employees on the company‘s ethics and compliance intranet site.

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Safety comes first

We are committed to the principle that safety is good business and that all employees should be provided a safe
working environment.

Our employee safety record demonstrates that commitment. For 21 consecutive years, Norfolk Southern has
earned the E. H. Harriman Award gold medal for the best employee safety record among the largest North
American railroads. We expect all of our people to promote safety, as it is both a personal and a corporate
responsibility.

This responsibility cannot be transferred. Therefore, each employee is held personally accountable. The
company‘s safety policy centers on the following six tenets:

All injuries can be prevented.

All exposures can be safeguarded.
Prevention of injuries and accidents is the responsibility of each employee.
Training is essential for good safety performance.
Safety is a condition of employment.
Safety is good business.

We believe that the overall safety and health of our employees is in the best interests of each employee and
the corporation.

Safety and health, and all that these terms encompass, have long been of primary importance to Norfolk
Southern. In support of this policy, Norfolk Southern promotes a proactive safety process and will continue to:
minimize safety and health risk factors to our employees and the communities in which we operate by
employing safe and appropriate technologies, programs, and operating procedures; educate our employees
about safety and health risk factors in their workplaces; evaluate procedures and work practices to minimize
potential employee exposures and improve safety in the workplace; inform the affected public about incidents
relating to corporation operations that pose general safety or health hazards; comply with applicable laws,

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regulations, and rules related to safety and health in all of our business activities; and cooperate with all
regulatory authorities charged with protecting the safety and health of the public and our employees.

We have an Operations Division Safety Steering Committee that is responsible for interpretation of the safety
policy. In addition, all department vice presidents are responsible for the implementation and administration of
the policy in their respective departments, and each employee is accountable for complying with it.

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Safeguarding the environment

Norfolk Southern has numerous internal management systems in place to ensure reasonable responsible
management of environmental compliance matters and corporate sustainability initiatives.

Formal corporate policies and procedures form

the building blocks of this system.

Norfolk Southern‘s ―Our World Our Choice‖

environmental reference manual summarizes
how the company manages its environmental
systems so as to enable local supervisors to
understand their responsibilities. Training in
various forms, including classroom instruction
and hands-on exercises, is a large part of our
internal management system. Employees
accompany environmental personnel during
inspections and audits of yards and terminals.
Our ―Sentinel‖ program provides intensive
hazardous material awareness and response
training to select supervisory personnel. We also
provide annual training of personnel as required
by our various environmental permits and plans,
and we periodically distribute posters that are
displayed on safety bulletin boards across the
system to enhance awareness of current
environmental, hazardous material, safety,
and security topics of interest.

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Sustainability Report contains forward-looking statements that may be identified by the use of words such
as ―believe,‖ ―expect,‖ ―anticipate‖ and ―project.‖ Forward-looking statements reflect management‘s good-faith
evaluation of information currently available. However, such statements are dependent on and therefore can be
influenced by a number of external variables over which management has little or no control, including: domestic
and international economic conditions; interest rates; the business environment in industries that produce and
consume rail freight; competition and consolidation within the transportation industry; the operations of carriers
with which NS interchanges; acts of terrorism or war; fluctuation in prices of key materials, in particular diesel
fuel; labor difficulties, including strikes and work stoppages; legislative and regulatory developments; results of
litigation; changes in securities and capital markets; disruptions to Norfolk Southern‘s technology infrastructure,
including computer systems; and natural events such as severe weather, hurricanes and floods. For a
discussion of significant risk factors applicable to Norfolk Southern, see the company‘s annual and quarterly
reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements are not, and
should not be relied upon as, a guarantee of future performance or results, nor will they necessarily prove to be
accurate indications of the times at or by which any such performance or results will be achieved. As a result,
actual outcomes and results may differ materially from those expressed in forward-looking statements. Norfolk
Southern undertakes no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements.

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